Comments on: Aren't you nervous living in California? San Andreas Fault?

By: Peedlepup

Peedlepup — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:01:33 +0000

First off, when you refer to our state as "Cali" you ARE dissing it. I know that you living on the East coast think you’re being "cute" when you refer to California by calling it by the name of a drug city in South America (Cali, Colombia), but most Californians consider that word insulting.

Most Californians don’t worry about Earthquakes because we have them almost every day. In fact there was about 28 today throughout the state. The vast majority of them are so small we don’t even feel them. It takes one in the Richter Scale range of 3.0 – 3.5 before we feel them. Really strong Earthquakes only happen about every 40 years or so. The San Andreas fault is just one of hundreds that exist below the surface of the state. It’s just the best known one.

Want to see for yourself? Type "www.cisn.org" in our browser. It’s the "California Integrated Seismic Network" and has the MOST complete information about Earthquakes in California. Scroll down, and "click" on "Recent Earthquakes". By the way, did you know that there are only 2 states that have NEVER had an Earthquake? Try to guess what 2 it is. (New York is NOT one of them).

And PLEASE, in the future be respectful, when you abbreviate our states name cal it "Cal" like we do

By: Bert

Bert — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:01:33 +0000

I’m not afraid. Even the really bad quakes don’t effect my area much. Some buildings down town have been slightly damaged, but only slightly.

I wouldn’t want to live near the fault lines, but I suppose it’s hard to just up and move because some scientists say there is going to be a "big one". Hopefully people have been taking precaution and teaching their children what to do in the event of an earthquake. My kids know, and they are only 4.

By: Davinci V

Davinci V — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:01:33 +0000

I don’t live in California but I don’t see why they would worry about it. I mean, you could move from California to avoid and earthquake and get caught in a hurricane, or a flood, somewhere else. The people in CA could say aren’t you worried about another terrorist attack living in NYC?

By: Die Blume

Die Blume — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:01:33 +0000

ha i live in LA and yes i do get nervous thats why our schools always have emergency drills incase of an earthquake. But i try not to think about it because I have no where else to go!

By: Obviousman

Obviousman — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 00:01:33 +0000

Let me put it this way: Aren’t you nervous living in NYC? I hear that there are lots of muggers in NYC. And they have snow there. You could die of hypothermia. It never snows here in LA.

Get the picture? It’s just something you live with. Unlike Azerbaijan and Haiti, we have VERY strict building codes, so buildings are safer.

I have lived through 2 major earthquakes (1971 & 1994) without a scratch. In fact, most people are just fine. You wait for the shaking to stop, then assess any damage. Yes, people have died, but that is the exception. Very few people are even injured. Really, it’s no big deal.