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When
was your home built?
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If you are unsure of when
your home was built, you can contact your county assessors' office. (Clicking
on this button opens a new window that you will have to close to return
to this quiz.)
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Before
1960 = 5 points |
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1961
- 1978 = 3 points |
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1979
- now = 1 point |
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How
tall is it?
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2
or more stories with living area above a garage = 5 points |
The purpose of this question
is to determine if you have potential problems due to (1) a "soft
story" problem due to living area over a garage, (2) a complex configuration
such as a hillside or split-level home, or (3) a "cripple wall"
- a short wall between the top of your foundation and the first floor.
Cripple walls commonly occur if your home is on a hill OR has more than
three steps to the front door. (Clicking on the link below will open a
new window with additional information on "cripple walls" that
you will have to close to return to this quiz.)
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Split
level, on hillside, or on gentle slope = 6 points |
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1
story, 3 or more steps to front door = 4 points |
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1
story, less than 3 steps to front door = 1 point |
| What
intensity (color) does the shaking intensity map show for your neighborhood? |
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Shaking
= VIII, IX, or X (Red, dark red, or black) (most of Bay Area) =
7 points |
If you are unsure of the
shaking your home may be exposed to, you can view the shaking intensity
maps. (Clicking on this button opens a new window that you will have to
close to return to this quiz.) Most of the
Bay Area is likely to experience shaking of VIII, IX or X in at least
one major earthquake.
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Shaking = VII (Yellow) =
5points |
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Shaking = V or VI (Green or blue) =
3 points |
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