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An Assessment of the Consequences and Preparations for a Catastrophic California Earthquake: Findings and Actions Taken

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An Assessment of the Consequences and Preparations for a Catastrophic California Earthquake: Findings and Actions Taken

United States. Federal Emergency Management Agency

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What happens the morning after a great California earthquake? This federal assessment models the shaking itself, then the losses: geologic scenarios, a table of the state's major historic quakes, and the findings on damage, casualties, and readiness that follow. A sober look at fault lines and what a region must prepare for. Read the plan drawn up before the ground moves.

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21 chapters

  1. 1AN ASSESSMENT OF THE CONSEQUENCES AND PREPARATIONS FOR A CATASTROPHIC CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE: FINDINGS AND ACTIONS TAKEN
  2. 2PREPARED BY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY FROM ANALYSES CARRIED OUT BY THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL ad hoc COMMITTEE ON ASSESSMENT OF CONSEQUENCES AND PREPARATIONS FOR A MAJOR CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKE
  3. 3TABLE OF CONTENTS
  4. 4CHAPTER IToC EXECUTIVE SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, ISSUES, AND ACTIONS
  5. 5CHAPTER IIToC GEOLOGIC EARTHQUAKE SCENARIOS
  6. 6TABLE 1 MAJOR CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKES
  7. 7CHAPTER IIIToC ASSESSMENT OF LOSSES FOR SELECTED POTENTIAL CALIFORNIA EARTHQUAKES
  8. 8TABLE 2 ESTIMATES OF PROPERTY LOSSES FOR REPRESENTATIVE EARTHQUAKES[1]
  9. 9TABLE 3 ESTIMATES OF CASUALTIES[1]
  10. 10CHAPTER IVToC AN ASSESSMENT OF THE CURRENT STATE OF READINESS CAPABILITY OF FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOR EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE
  11. 11TABLE 4 QUANTITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF STATE PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES
  12. 12TABLE 5 QUALITATIVE ASSESSMENT OF STATE PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES
  13. 13CHAPTER VToC AN ASSESSMENT OF THE SOCIAL IMPACTS
  14. 14ANNEX 1ToC LETTERS OF CORRESPONDENCE
  15. 15THE WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON
  16. 16ANNEX 2ToC CURRENT CALIFORNIA AND FEDERAL EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE PLANNING
  17. 17TABLE 1 FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY REGION IX EARTHQUAKE RESPONSE AND ASSISTANCE TASKS
  18. 18ANNEXES TO BASIC PLAN

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