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Earthquakes, Cyber Breaches, and Mitigating
Disasters through Design
By Archie Agarwal, Founder and CEO of ThreatModeler
The Great Earthquake of San Francisco in 1906 caused unbelievable levels of damage in the city, with
over 28,000 buildings destroyed and 500 city blocks reduced to rubble. The event basically wiped large
swaths of the city off the map, yet the rebuilding process saw the city continue to prioritize financial
considerations over earthquake proofing. This reluctance to acknowledge the likelihood of future
earthquakes further exacerbated the damage when the next big earthquake struck in 1989. Although the
damage and death toll were less than in 1906, the buildings that were rebuilt with unreinforced masonry
and without earthquakes in mind suffered the most harm. This time, San Francisco learned its lesson.
The city strengthened its seismic code and made changes that would apply both to structures already
standing and new construction.
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