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  • Atwater, B. F.; Cisternas, M.; Bourgeois, J.; Dudley, W. C.; Hendley, J. W.; Stauffer, O. H.
    Surviving a Tsunami: Lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan.
    January 2002, 24 p.
    Identifying Number(s): CIRC-1187
    Keywords: Sources; Waves; Emergency preparedness; Coasts; Tsunami; Coastal areas; Lessons learned; Chile; Strategies; Safety; Credits; Ocean waves; Survival; Earthquakes

  • Earthquake Probabilities in the San Francisco Bay Region: 2000 to 2030. A Summary of Findings.
    January 1999, 60 p.
    Identifying Number(s): USGS-OFR-99-517
    Keywords: Risk assessment; Probability; Damage assessment; Tectonics; Seismic events; Emergency preparedness; California; Geologic faults; Methodology; San Francisco Bay (California); Ground motion; Geologic history; Urbanized areas; Disaster planning; Suburban areas; Earthquakes

  • Are You Ready: A Guide to Citizen Preparedness.
    September 2002, 116 p.
    Identifying Number(s): H-34
    Keywords: Emergency preparedness; Citizens; Disaster preparedness; United States; Technological hazards; Man-made hazards; Animals; Shelters; Public safety; Terrorism; Emergency responses; Natural hazards

  • Garcia, D. L.
    Student Research and Accomplishments: 2001-2002, Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research.
    National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA.; Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC., October 2002, 154 p.
    Identifying Number(s): MCEER-02-SP09
    Keywords: ; Seismic design; Emergency preparedness; Research projects; Retrofitting; Damping; Shake tables; New York; Buildings; Earthquake engineering; Multidisciplinary research; Hospitals; Taiwan

  • Crawford, G.; Mofjeld, H.; Weaver, C.
    Puget Sound Tsunami/Landslide Workshop. Summary.
    Geological Survey, Seattle, WA. Water Resources Div., January 2001, 36 p.
    Keywords: Puget Sound region; Partnerships; Emergency preparedness; State planning; Landslides; Ports; Hazards; Meetings; Local planning; Tsunamis; Disaster planning; Topography; Bathymetry; Earthquakes

  • Putting Down Roots in Earthquake Country: Your Handbook for the San Francisco Bay Region.
    January 2005, 36 p.
    Keywords: Public information; Emergency preparedness; California; Citizen information; Emergency planning; San Francisco (California); Earthquakes

  • Sobreviviendo a un Tsunami: Lecciones de Chile, Hawai y Japon (Surviving a Tsunami: Lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan).
    January 2006, 28 p.
    Identifying Number(s): CIRCULAR-1218
    Keywords: ; Emergency preparedness; Lessons learned; Chile; Interviews; Tsunamis; Survival; Hawaii; Japan; Earthquakes

  • Earthquake Probabilities in the San Francisco Bay Region: 2002-2031.
    January 2003, 235 p.
    Identifying Number(s): USGS/OFR-03-214
    Keywords: Risk assessment; Probability; Emergency preparedness; Tectonics; Seismic events; California; Geologic faults; Methodology; San Francisco Bay (California); Damagement assessment; Ground motion; Geologic history; Urbanized areas; Disaster planning; Suburban areas; Earthquakes

  • Supplemental Environmental Assessment: City Hall Parking Lot, City of Paso Robles.
    Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, DC., June 2007, 47 p.
    Keywords: Parking lots; Municipal buildings; Emergency preparedness; Wind (Meteorology); California; US FEMA; Rain; Environmental assessment; Paso Robles (California); Floods; San Luis Obispo County (California); Fire; Local government; Earthquakes

  • Jones, L. M.; Bernknopf, R.; Cox, D.; Goltz, J.; Hudnut, K.; Mileti, D.; Perry, S.; Ponti, D.; Porter, K.; Reichle, M.; Seligson, H.; Shoaf, K.; Treiman, J.; Wein, A.
    ShakeOut Scenario. Version 1.0.
    January 2008, 312 p.
    Identifying Number(s): ['USGS-OFR-2008-1150', 'CGS-25']
    Keywords: Seismic design; Emergency preparedness; Scenarios; Kern County (California); Orange County (California); Damage assessment; Imperial County (California); San Andreas Fault; Riverside County (California); San Bernardino County (California); California; Aftershocks; Los Angeles County (California); Buildings; Casualties; Economic impact; San Diego County (California); Socioeconomic factors; Utilities; Emergency response; Geology; Ventura County (California); Ground motion; Earthquake engineering; Earthquakes