Earthquake Country Alliance Southern California (ECA SoCal) is one of three regional alliances that comprise the statewide Earthquake Country Alliance, a public-private-grassroots partnership of leading earthquake professionals, emergency managers, government officials, business and community leaders, and others.
ECA is best known for coordinating the annual Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill and developing multi-sector educational resources.
Funding for ECA activities is provided by FEMA’s Building Science Branch as part of its support for the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services Earthquake Program.
Among the many partners in ECA SoCal are the Southern California Earthquake Center, U.S. Geological Survey, Caltech, California Earthquake Authority, California Office of Emergency Services, FEMA, California Geological Survey, County of Los Angeles, County of San Bernardino, City of Los Angeles, MySafe:LA, Providence Health Care, and the American Red Cross.
We encourage you to Join the Alliance
ECA SoCal Workshops:
This webinar provided an overview of San Diego County earthquake hazards (including a vivid scenario for an earthquake on the Rose Canyon Fault) along with preparedness resources & activities from local and statewide organizations.
ECA SoCal Spring 2022 Workshop:
Recording and presentation materials now available
Presentations on:
- Retrofitting older apartment buildings with large openings on the ground floor
- 2022 ECA Mini Award projects
- ECA resources and activities, and
- and recent earthquakes.
ECA SoCal Winter 2022 Workshop:
Recording and presentation materials now available
Presentations on: Tsunamis (how to Know Your Zone, and about the recent volcanic tsunami); activities of the Coachella Valley Disaster Preparedness Network, Recent SoCal Earthquakes; and Hazard Mitigation Opportunities. The workshop concluded with group discussion and networking.
Past Workshops (recent workshops have recordings)
- November, 2021, ECA SoCal Summer Workshop
- August 11, 2021, ECA SoCal Summer Workshop
- May 12, 2021, ECA SoCal Online Workshop
- February 10, 2021, ECA SoCal Online Workshop
- November 12, 2020, ECA SoCal Online Workshop
- August 26, 2020, ECA SoCal Online Workshop
- May 20, 2020, ECA SoCal Online Workshop
- February 26, 2020, ECA SoCal Regional Workshop
- December 4, 2019, ECA SoCal Regional Workshop
- August 29, 2019 ECA SoCal Regional Workshop
- June 11, 2019, ECA SoCal Regional Workshop
- March 18, 2019, ECA SoCal Regional Workshop
- August 10, 2018, ECA SoCal Regional Workshop
- May 30, 2018 ECA SoCal Regional Workshop
- February 21, 2018, ECA SoCal Regional Workshop
- November 1, 2017, ECA SoCal Regional Workshop
- August 23, 2017, ECA SoCal Regional Workshop
- May 31, 2017, ECA SoCal Regional Workshop
- February 7, 2017, ECA SoCal Regional Workshop
ECA SoCal Coordinating Committee
- Alan Hanson, Simpson Strong-Tie (retired): Chair
- Heidi Rosofsky, Global Vision Consortium: Chair
- Margaret Vinci, Caltech Earthquake Programs: Chair
- (Open Position)Membership Coordinator
- Jeffrey Snoddy, City of Inglewood: Communications Coordinator
- (Open Position)Regional Workshops Coordinator
- Marilyn Jimenez, American Red Cross: Media Bureau Co-Coordinator
- Pei Lee, Orange County Sheriff’s Department, EMD: Participation Bureau Coordinator
- John Hammett: Events Bureau Co-Coordinator (Speakers)
- Lance Webster: Events Bureau Co-Coordinator (Exhibits)
- Pauline Louie, U.S. Housing and Urban Development: ShakeOut/Tsunami Week Events Coordinator
- Gabriela Noriega, Southern California Earthquake Center: Regional Alliance Liaison
We are expanding the Coordinating Committee. If you are interested in volunteering please email socal@earthquakecountry.org for more information.
