Homeowner’s Guide to Earthquake Safety

   Homeowner’s Guide to Earthquake Safety 2020 Edition (English PDF 4MB) | (Revision Date 2020)

The Homeowner’s Guide to Earthquake Safety contains many internet-based resources. The purpose of this webpage is to provide hyperlinks for homeowners interested in improving the earthquake safety of their homes. This webpage is intended to provide a quick reference to such websites and files.

Below are hyperlinks to selected resources on the pages of the Homeowner’s Guide to Earthquake Safety.

Pages	Hyperlink
4	State Law Government Code Section 8897.1 to 8897.5 that authorized the creation of: Homeowner’s Guide to Earthquake Safety
	Water Heater Bracing Law Health and Safety Code 19211
	Disclosing Weaknesses Law Civil Code 1102
	Disclosing Natural Hazards Law Civil Code 1103
	Alquist-Priolo Earthquake Fault Zoning Act Public Resources Code 2621
	Natural Hazards Disclosure Form
	Seismic Hazards Mapping Act Public Resources Code 2694
	Publishing this guide Business and Professions Code 10149
5	Property Tax Reappraisal Exclusion Revenue and Tax Code 74.5
	California Earthquake Authority
	California Department of Insurance
8	Detailed Earthquake Fault Map of California
9	Simplified Earthquake Shaking Potential Map for California Publication 03-02
10	Federal Emergency Management Agency
13	Guidelines for Earthquake Bracing of Residential Water Heaters
	How to Brace Your Water Heater
15, 17, 19, 21, 23, 25, 27	International Existing Building Code, International Code Council
	Voluntary Earthquake Hazard Reduction in Existing Hillside Buildings
	Reconstruction and Replacement of Earthquake Damaged Masonry Chimneys
	Improving Natural Gas Safety in Earthquakes
	Division of the State Architect Gas Shutoff Valve Certification Program
35	Contractor’s State License Board
38	California Building Code
	Seismic Hazard Zone Maps
	Tsunami Inundation and Evacuation Route Maps
	Association of Bay Area Governments Tsunami Information
41	Red Cross
44	Office of Emergency Services
	California Seismic Safety Commission
	American Institute of Architects
	American Society of Home Inspectors
	Building Education Center
	California Real Estate Inspection Association
45	International Code Council
	Association of Bay Area Governments
	California Geological Survey
	Southern California Earthquake Center
	United States Geological Survey
	Federal Emergency Management Agency
	California Earthquake Authority
	American Red Cross

Publications for Further Reading:

• Earthquake Hazards and Wood Frame Houses, 46 pages, by the Center for Environmental Design, 390 Wurster Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720 520-642-02896
• Introduction to Earthquake Retrofitting, 80 pages, by the Building Education Center, 812 Page Street, Berkeley, CA 94710
• International Existing Building Code, by the International Code Council, This Code has requirements for retrofitting existing dwellings in Appendix Chapter 3 and for soft story apartments in Appendix Chapter 4.
• Consumer’s Guide to Professional Engineering and Land Surveying Services, by the Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, 2535 Capitol Oaks Dr. Suite 300, Sacramento, CA 95833, Free Download
• Consumer’s Guide to Hiring an Architect, by California Board of Architectural Examiners, 2420 Del Paso Road, Suite 105, Sacramento, CA 95834, Free Download
• What You Should Know Before You Hire a Contractor, by Contractor’s State License Board, PO Box 26000, Sacramento, CA 95826, Free Download