Highlights Retrofitting a house for earthquakes typically costs between $3,369 and $8,608, with a national average cost of $5,988. The cost for an earthquake retrofit will depend on the size of the ...

Many homeowners in Napa sincerely want to armor their houses against the next earthquake to strike wine country, but few know exactly how they can. A survey of residents who endured the quake of Aug.

SAN FRANCISCO (KTVU) - 30 years after the Loma Prieta earthquake, contractors and the city of San Francisco are working to make sure buildings are prepared for the next "big one." "We've been ...

California's Earthquake Brace + Bolt initiative, managed by the Earthquake Authority and the Governor's Office of Emergency Services, is now inviting applications from homeowners for earthquake ...

Since Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti proposed the most sweeping earthquake-retrofitting laws in California history last year, the big question has been who will pay for the costly upgrades. Many ...

Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS News Los Angeles. An Inland Empire native, Austin earned a degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 2020. Before joining CBS News in 2025, he ...

This is one in a weeklong series of stories on KPCC leading up to Friday's 20th anniversary of the devastating 1994 Northridge Earthquake. The series will take a look at the quake's history, its ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The state is once again making sure Californians are ready for the next big earthquake. This year's Great California ShakeOut took place at 10:20 a.m. on Thursday where millions ...

“There’s going to be some future earthquake,” Jones said. “If this passes, we’ll be saying, nobody died in this earthquake because of the action the council took.” With the legislation, Los Angeles ...

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