Optimum Seismic

10/09/2026

🏢 Another Seismic Retrofit Completed!
At Optimum Seismic, Inc., we're proud to help property owners strengthen their buildings and protect their tenants.
This completed soft-story retrofit is another step toward reducing earthquake risks and building safer, more resilient communities.
Seismic retrofitting saves lives!
📞 Contact us to learn how we can help protect your property.

10/02/2026

Another soft-story retrofit in progress. 🏗️
Buildings with large open areas on the ground floor, such as parking or garages, may require additional structural support as part of a seismic retrofit.
Optimum Seismic works with property owners throughout the retrofit process.
Have a soft-story property? Let’s talk.

10/02/2026

Scientists find an “earthquake gate” as California fault stress hits a 1,000-year high
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/10/261001095521.htm

Researchers say stress on Southern California’s San Andreas and San Jacinto faults has reached some of the highest levels seen in a 1,000-year simulation. Because both faults are highly stressed at the same time, the Cajon Pass junction may be increasingly primed for a rupture that could cross bot...

10/01/2026

4.2 magnitude earthquake jolts WA. What are the chances of an aftershock?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/4-2-magnitude-earthquake-jolts-170207319.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAFT0_o10ugFFODIvw7IeLOTMNnTUMBJLMHolMin3UmLFfp9ztdZXMBWni8upY86zOlVV_NQLLqD74jI7EWG2OrTv_nWqYT5-ajxkPJccLIaJdlMPzmps-Qmn359RnqOBD4jtGNQMJF5eXjSNotb2-iu51nXB3dc0Vwm9lZw4jwIm

09/30/2026

Ground-floor parking is convenient, but in an earthquake it's the weak point. We completed a seismic retrofit on this building, strengthening the structure so it can better withstand a major quake. Safer building, same great parking. 🏗️

09/29/2026

Does your apartment building have open or tuck-under parking?
Open ground-floor parking can be a characteristic of buildings that may have a soft-story condition.
Know your building. Be prepared before the next earthquake.

09/22/2026

Devastating Earthquake Killed More Than 2,400 and Left Another 100,000 Homeless Exactly 27 Years Ago

The Taiwan earthquake of 1999 left more than 2,400 people dead and 100,000 more without homes, marking a major turning point in how the island prepared for natural disasters

09/21/2026

Magnitude 6.4 earthquake rattles Papua New Guinea in latest Pacific Ring of Fire activity
https://www.foxweather.com/weather-news/earthquake-rattles-papua-new-guinea-pacific-ring-fire

A magnitude 6.4 earthquake has once again rattled the Pacific Ring of Fire — this time in Papua New Guinea. The earthquake struck at 9:17 a.m. UTC, and was felt across the island country.

09/18/2026

Another building strengthened. 🏢
A look at one of our recent seismic retrofit projects.
Our team worked to strengthen the building and improve its performance during an earthquake.