Written by Jim the Realtor

January 25, 2018

Did you feel that shaker last night around 2am?

TRABUCO CANYON (CBSLA) — A moderate earthquake rocked a wide swath of Southern California early Thursday morning.

A magnitude-4.1 earthquake centered just west of the 15 Freeway, between Lake Elsinore and Corona, struck at 2:09 a.m.

The quake was felt as far north as Santa Clarita and south to San Diego.

CBS article

If you have a raised foundation, you should consider a retrofit – especially if you have cripple walls, which are the wood-framed supports between the raised foundation and floor of the house:

Just haul some pre-cut plywood under the house, and screw it up tight.

1 Comment

  1. daytrip

    “Just haul some pre-cut plywood under the house, and screw it up tight.”

    Pardon my mandarin, but when the next big earthquake arrives,
    that house will only offer one option: “Chau chi lan tsu tsa tsa!:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zt7kHsZGk6E

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