New York City, for the first time, is moving to adopt seismic standards as part of its own building code.

Destroyed by earthquake in 1960, the city has been completely rebuilt with mandatory seismic standards.

Citing the high cost of bringing the old cathedral to modern seismic standards, the archdiocese began looking for a new cathedral site.

The City Council also voted on this date to update the bridge to a seismic standard of 8.5 magnitude.

Repairs included fixing sagging walls and floors, as well a retrofitting the building to meet modern seismic standards.

A new secured underground facility was added and the building was upgraded to meet current seismic standards.

This would damage or destroy infrastructure and buildings not built to seismic standards.

A project will occur to reconstruct the bridge part of the incline to meet current seismic standards.

The arena has recently undergone a major renovation to bring it up to 21st century seismic standards and is well maintained.

The new building was constructed to withstand an 8.0 magnitude earthquake, one of the first buildings in California built to the most recent seismic standards.