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Los Angeles, CA - Old buildings line Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, which has the highest concentration of non-retrofitted buildings in Southern California, particularly on a one-mile stretch of South Broadway, between Olympic Boulevard and 2nd Street. South Broadway is home to some of the most famous theaters in Los Angeles, many of which may be seismically unsafe. (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)
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Los Angeles’ building earthquake retrofit data have been outdated for years, Times investigation uncovers

After a Times investigation, Los Angeles building officials commit to hiring an auditor to review building database.

Aug. 16, 2024
Earthquake map of Lake Elsinore

Magnitude 3.9 earthquake hits Lake Elsinore, latest temblor to rattle Southern California

Aug. 15, 2024
A beach is deserted after swimming was prohibited as the megaquake advisory was issued in Nichinan, Miyazaki prefecture, southern Japan, on Aug. 9, 2024. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan’s first-ever ‘megaquake advisory’ brings worry and confusion. What does it mean?

Aug. 15, 2024
LA CANADA, CA - OCTOBER 1: An aerial view of the La Canada foothills abutting the epicenter as dust and dirt was violently thrown into the air on October 1, 1987 during the Richter Magnitude 5.9 earthquake which jolted Whittier, Alhambra and Pasadena in Los Angeles County, California. This image, of the "Whittier Narrows" earthquake, is one of the few still photographs ever taken of any earthquake while it is actually happening. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

Dangerous L.A. fault system rivaling the San Andreas tied to recent earthquakes

Aug. 8, 2024
Malika Andrews smiles during the 2024 NBA Draft - Round One on June 26, 2024 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Watch Malika Andrews stay calm on-air while 4.4 earthquake shakes ESPN’s L.A. studios

Aug. 12, 2024

‘It felt like a truck hit the building:’ Modest L.A. earthquake packs big punch

Aug. 12, 2024

California earthquake early warning system: How to get it now

Aug. 12, 2024

4.4 earthquake was centered on notorious L.A. fault system

Aug. 12, 2024

California’s earthquake revolution: Early-warning systems make strides, issuing more than 5 million alerts

Aug. 9, 2024
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