The Northridge Earthquake - 30 Years Later

A Catalyst for Engineering Resilient Communities
Webinar Series

The SCEC-led Earthquake Country Alliance, in collaboration with the EERI Southern California Chapter, ASCE Infrastructure Resilience Division, ASCE Los Angeles Section, and SEAOSC, is pleased to announce the next free webinars in the Northridge30 Series:

Episode 4 – The Northridge Earthquake: An Unexpected Milestone in Real-Time Loss Estimation
Wednesday, July 24, 2024 | 12 – 1 pm PDT
Presenters:
Ronald T. Eguchi (CEO and Co-founder, ImageCat, Inc.)
David Wald (Research Geophysicist, USGS)
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Episode 5 – Legacies of the Northridge Earthquake in Disaster Recovery Planning and Policy
Wednesday, August 28, 2024 | 12 – 1 pm PDT
Presenters:
Laurie Johnson (Principal, Laurie Johnson Consulting | Research)
Rob Olshansky (Professor Emeritus, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
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PREVIOUS EPISODES

Episode 1 – The January 17, 1994 Northridge Earthquake - Science & Engineering Aspects
Wednesday, February 14, 2024 | 12 - 1:30pm PST
Episode 1 brought together experts from geophysics, geotechnical engineering, lifeline infrastructure systems, and structural engineering to provide an integrated view of the effects of the impactful Northridge Earthquake. While this dramatic event brought destruction to the heart of Los Angeles, it also improved understanding and engineering practice as we prepare for future earthquakes.
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Episode 2 – Insurance Issues and Impacts Following the Northridge Earthquake
Tuesday, April 24, 2024 | 12 - 1pm PST
Presenters:
Charles Scawthorn (Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center & SPA Risk LLC)
Janiele Maffei (California Earthquake Authority)
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Episode 3 – 30 Years of Progress in Quantification of Seismic Hazards
Wednesday, June 12, 2024 | 12 – 1 pm PDT
Presenter:
Yousef Bozorgnia (Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering & Director, Natural Hazards Risk and Resiliency Research Center (NHR3), UCLA)
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