Experts have long agreed that San Francisco is due for a big earthquake at any moment on any day. But the city isn’t quite ready for a massive shaking, like the 1989 Loma Prieta or the 1906 earthquake that leveled much of the city.
City leaders have asked residents to approve a $535 million earthquake bond in June, which would fund major seismic upgrades to public infrastructure. The goal is to improve the city’s capacity to respond quickly after a major earthquake and to aid in the aftermath.
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Federal seismologists said back in 2014 that there’s nearly a three-in-four chance of a 6.7-magnitude quake by 2044, and we’re already more than a decade into that timeline.
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