{"action_steps":["Practice 'drop, cover, and hold on.'","Anchor your house to its foundation if needed and secure items like water heaters, bookcases, and appliances.","Build a household plan that includes outside communication and 72-hour self-sufficiency.","Know whether your home is in a soft-soil or liquefaction-prone area.","If you live in a vulnerable building type, look into retrofit assistance or retrofit planning."],"at_risk_groups":["People in unreinforced masonry and soft-story buildings.","People with disabilities or mobility limitations.","People who may not receive or use ShakeAlert because of technology or communication barriers.","Equity Priority Communities."],"base_priority_score":10,"historical_examples":["1989 Loma Prieta earthquake (M6.9), FEMA DR-845, included Alameda County.","2014 South Napa earthquake (M6.02).","2025 Berkeley earthquake (M4.29)."],"key_stats":["Official Priority Risk Index (PRI): 5.0, ranked High.","USGS probabilities for the Bay Area in the next 30 years: 72% for M6.7+, 51% for M7.0+, and 23% for M7.5.","Population exposed: 440,637 people (the entire city).","Hayward fault scenario estimated damage: $17,171,966,379 (13.3% of total replacement cost value).","Hayward fault scenario: 4,324 displaced households and 2,115 people needing short-term shelter.","Community lifelines in very high/high liquefaction areas: 505."],"locations":["Citywide.","High and very high liquefaction susceptibility areas.","Hayward fault scenario area.","Calaveras fault scenario area.","San Andreas Peninsula scenario area."],"name":"Earthquake","personalization_notes":[],"personalized_what_this_means_for_you":"Earthquake risk is not limited to one neighborhood. Everyone in Oakland is exposed, but older buildings, soft-story buildings, unreinforced masonry, and liquefaction areas face bigger danger.","priority_reason":"Earthquake is the LHMP's highest-ranked hazard. It affects the whole city, has a high regional probability, and produces the largest modeled damage, debris, and displacement totals in the plan.","priority_score":10,"real_world_impact":"A major earthquake could damage homes, apartments, schools, roads, and utilities at the same time. Recovery could take a long time, especially in older buildings and liquefaction-prone areas.","risk_level":"High","slug":"earthquake","summary":"Earthquake is Oakland's most serious natural hazard in the LHMP. Strong shaking, liquefaction, and building failure can harm people across the whole city.","top_risks":["Strong shaking that damages or collapses vulnerable buildings.","Liquefaction and ground failure that damage roads, utilities, and foundations.","Hazardous materials releases and utility breaks.","Mass displacement and shelter needs after a major event.","Large debris volumes that slow response and recovery."],"what_could_realistically_happen":"You could lose power, water, and phone service. Roads may be blocked, older buildings may be unsafe to enter, and many households could need shelter after a larger Hayward-fault event.","what_this_means_for_you":"Earthquake risk is not limited to one neighborhood. Everyone in Oakland is exposed, but older buildings, soft-story buildings, unreinforced masonry, and liquefaction areas face bigger danger.","why_this_is_a_real_threat_in_oakland":"Oakland sits in a high-risk Bay Area earthquake setting. The plan models major losses from Hayward, Calaveras, and San Andreas scenarios and notes that the whole city is vulnerable."}