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SAN JOSE, CA—The Bay Area is in a high-risk and unpredictable seismic zone. What happens when the next 'big one' strikes the area? Find out some contingency planning advice in this EXCLUSIVE article on the subject.

By Natalie Dolce | Updated on November 12, 2014

SAN JOSE, CA—California recently suffered its worst earthquake in 25 years, with a 6.0 magnitude and 3.9 magnitude aftershocks in the Napa Valley wine country. The damage was approximately $1 billion, with almost 200 people injured and many historic buildings damaged. The Silicon Valley and Bay Area may have dodged a bullet this time, says Robin Weckesser, managing principal of project management at Cresa San Jose, but he notes that it is important to remember that the Bay Area is in a high-risk and unpredictable seismic zone.

“When natural disasters strike, corporations are often not prepared, as was the case with the quake of 1989,” says Weckesser. “So the question is:  What happens when the next “big one” strikes in our area?”

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