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Reported investments in earthquake mitigation top \$73 to \$80 billion in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake

Open-File Report 2018-1168
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https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20181168

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Abstract

The purpose of this report is to provide a compilation of structural retrofits and replacements of older buildings and infrastructure in the San Francisco Bay Area that have either been completed since 1989 or that are in progress as of October 2018. For the purposes of this report, all or parts of nine Bay Area counties were included: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Solano, and Sonoma. Santa Cruz County was not included. The compilation of 700 investments is presented as a table in the appendix. We consider this table as version 1, as we urge that those familiar with additional projects contact the report authors with information to update the table.

In total, we have identified \$73 to \$80 billion in investments to retrofit or replace structures to mitigate the impacts of future San Francisco Bay Area earthquakes. These totals represent an average investment of \$2.5 to \$2.8 billion per year in retrofits and replacement of structures since 1989.

Suggested Citation

Brocher, T.M., Gefeke, K., Boatwright, J., and Knudsen, K.L., 2018, Reported investments in earthquake mitigation top \$73 to \$80 billion in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2018–1168, 18 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr20181168.

ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)

Table of Contents

  • Summary
  • Transportation Infrastructure ($19.6 billion)
  • Acute Care Facilities at Hospitals ($18.8 billion)
  • School Facilities (\$8 to \$12 billion)
  • Water Supply System ($5.9 billion)
  • Unreinforced Masonry Buildings ($5.1 billion)
  • Private Sector Buildings ($4.1 billion)
  • Cultural Facilities ($3.2 billion)
  • Electric Power and Gas Lines ($3.1 billion)
  • Government Buildings ($2.0 billion)
  • Emergency Response Facilities and Systems ($1.7 billion)
  • Soft-Story Residential Building Retrofits ($1.2 billion)
  • Communication and Data Center Infrastructure ($1.1 billion)
  • Sanitation (Sewer) Systems ($0.8 to 3.6 billion)
  • Nonprofit Sector Buildings ($200 million)
  • Acknowledgments
  • References Cited
Publication type Report
Publication Subtype USGS Numbered Series
Title Reported investments in earthquake mitigation top $73 to $80 billion in the San Francisco Bay Area, California, since the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
Series title Open-File Report
Series number 2018-1168
DOI 10.3133/ofr20181168
Year Published 2018
Language English
Publisher U.S. Geological Survey
Publisher location Reston, VA
Contributing office(s) Earthquake Science Center
Description Report: iii, 18 p.; Appendix
Country United States
State California
Other Geospatial San Francisco Bay
Online Only (Y/N) Y
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