San Francisco Bay Area Earthquake Alliance

Upcoming Meeting

Bay Area Schools

Date:	Monday, June 7, 2010
Place:	TBA

The meeting is FREE and open to all members (Join us today). Meetings are recorded and posted online.

Register online

News and Announcements

• Earthquake Probabilities for Haiti during Jan. 27–Feb. 22

  USGS Open-File Report 2010-1019, released by the USGS, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan on January 27, 2010

• Haiti’s Killer Quake: Why It Happened!

  Discovery Channel Premiere on February 11, 2010 at 9pm ET/PT (check your local television listings)

Significant Earthquakes

• M 6.1 Eastern Turkey

  March 7, 2010 18:32:35 UTC

• M 6.5 Southwest Of Sumatra, Indonesia

  March 5, 2010 08:06:57 UTC

• M 6.6 Offshore Bio-bio, Chile

  March 5, 2010 03:47:10 UTC

• M 8.8 Offshore Maule, Chile

  February 26, 2010 22:34:17 UTC

• M 7.0 Ryukyu Islands, Japan

  February 26, 2010 12:31:26 UTC

Events

• Earthquake Preparedness: Lessons Learned from Haiti and California

  Community Preparedness Live Webinar Series on February 18, 2pm–3pm EST

• “Are You on the Grid?”

  March 4, 2010, 10am–2pm. Building a Resilient Bay Area Through Public & Private Leadership Collaboratives: An Emergency Preparedness Training and Roundtable Discussion

• Northern California EERI Chapter Meeting

  March 17, 2010, 5:30pm–7:30pm

• Thrive Quarterly Meeting

  March 18, 2010, 9am–11am at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation Conference Center

• 100th Anniversary Jamboree, Boys Scouts of America

  Join the Bay Area Earthquake Alliance on April 15–18, 2010 at Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, CA

• Haiti Earthquake Presentation by Eduardo Fierro, BFP Engineers, Inc.

  January 26, 2010 at UC Berkeley

• USGS Northern California Earthquake Hazards Workshop

  January 26–27, 2010 at USGS in Menlo Park, CA

Get Involved

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  On October 21, 2010, millions of people throughout California will participate at work, school, and home in the ShakeOut Drill, the largest earthquake preparedness activity in U.S. history. For 2010, Californians are invited to also “Secure Your Space” to reduce potential damage and injuries.

  Register Today!

• Are you a community leader in your neighborhood? You can help us spread the word about ShakeOut. Apply to become an Earthquake Country Alliance Associate — it’s Free!

• Earth Day

  40th Anniversary on April 22, 2010

Members

Our members include: scientists and engineers; non-profit organization and business leaders; community groups and activists; federal, state, and local government leaders and agencies; and others who share our passion to reduce earthquake risk in California. Join us today.