Hazard
Earthquake
Shaking of the ground caused by a sudden release of energy within the Earth, potentially damaging structures and infrastructure.
What is Earthquake?
Shaking of the ground caused by a sudden release of energy within the Earth, potentially damaging structures and infrastructure.
Organizations
- KPFF Consulting Engineers
- QuakeFeed Earthquake monitoring, mapping and alert app.
- Santa Clara Valley Water District / Valley Water
- Safe-T-Proof Seismic fastening and earthquake safety products for contents and furnishings.
- GEI Consultants
- Puerto Rico Seismic Network
- Seismic Research Centre
- Hannover Re One of the world's largest reinsurers with significant property-catastrophe business.
- Oregon Mutual Regional mutual insurer with western U.S. property exposure.
- Mercury Insurance Personal-lines insurer with significant California property exposure.
- California Earthquake Authority Publicly managed earthquake insurance provider for California homeowners.
- Kinemetrics Seismic instrumentation, strong-motion sensors and structural monitoring.
- SeismicAI AI-based earthquake detection and early-warning technology.
- Large High Performance Outdoor Shake Table
- Center for Collective Impact in Earthquake Science
- California Foundation Works
- Southwest Gas
- Seismic Warning Systems Onsite earthquake detection and automated warning systems.
- Alpha Structural
- LastQuake Crowdsourced and authoritative earthquake information from EMSC.
- QuakeHOLD! Furniture, appliance and object restraint products for earthquake safety.
- Centre for Natural Hazards Research
- California Casualty Affinity insurer serving educators and public safety professionals.
- Natural Hazards Risk and Resiliency Research Center
Nonprofits
- Mennonite Central Committee U.S.
- Eight Days of Hope
- Hope Force International
- Code 3 Associates
- Greater Good Charities
- Best Friends Animal Society
- Reach Out Worldwide
- Habitat for Humanity International
- ToolBank USA
- American Humane Rescue
- Structural Extreme Events Reconnaissance Network (StEER)
- Hope Crisis Response Network
- American Veterinary Medical Foundation
- RedRover
- ASPCA Disaster Response
- Humane Society of the United States
- Operation BBQ Relief
- Rebuilding Together
- SBP
- National Disaster Recovery Fund
- International Fund for Animal Welfare
- Wings of Rescue
- Fuller Center for Housing
- Disaster Recovery International Foundation
Geographic Activity
- United States
- California
- Washington
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Cite this record
PREPHAUS, “Earthquake,” PREPHAUS Resilience Network, https://prep.haus/network/hazards/earthquake.