would like to move to CA but i'm afraid of earthquakes. unfounded fear?

[rockyct]

I disagree. A friend of mine went to college down south and when he came back, he was hella aggressive on the 101.

Oh hella no. It's THE 101.

 

[zerocool84]

There's a reason why the realestate is expensive in Cali. It's the best place to live. Best weather, everything is within driving distance, best scenery in the country, hottest chicks, pretty much the best of everything. Everyone else is just haters cus they choose to live in the middle of no where or in the east where it either freezes all the time or they get hurricanes. We don't have to worry about snow, hurricanes, tornadoes, none of that stuff and the big earthquake is going to be here long after we're dead.

 

[Red Dawn]

Q. would like to move to CA but i'm afraid of earthquakes. unfounded fear?

A. It is absolutely NOT unfounded. Your best bet is to stay out of California.

Yeah the last thing CA needs is more assholes from out of state., they already have their quota from the Tech Boom in the 90's. When that happened the quality of life in CA went down a few notches

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

northeast does not have natural disasters, just extreme weather.

Insurance companies call them catastrophes once they hit a certain dollar amount in losses. So, depending on your view of them they are "disasters"

 

[Pliablemoose]

After living in CA for a bit over a year now, you should be much more afraid of the traffic & there not being any fucking parking in the entire state.

Between that and everyone having a doctorate in some useless field who demand to be recognized as an expert, the homeless population that you have to be careful to not hit with your car or step on if you walk anywhere at night, it's a real treat here.

:hmm:

 

[KLin]

After living in CA for a bit over a year now, you should be much more afraid of the traffic & there not being any fucking parking in the entire state.

Between that and everyone having a doctorate in some useless field who demand to be recognized as an expert, the homeless population that you have to be careful to not hit with your car or step on if you walk anywhere at night, it's a real treat here.

:hmm:

I've got plenty of parking where I live.

 

[Pliablemoose]

I've got plenty of parking where I live.

Pity me driving around in an F250 in LA... At least the Prius drivers are all afraid of dying now, their smug emissions have been reduced lately for some reason.

 

[RaistlinZ]

Bleh. I lived in Cali for 28 years and now have almost no fear of earthquakes. I wouldn't even get out of bed for anything less than a 6.0, seriously. What you should be worried about are:

1. Insane taxes (9.5% sales tax WTF!)
2. Inept State Govt.
3. HUGE welfare population
4. Illegal immigration problem
5. Traffic & Smog (if you want to live in one of the major cities)
6. Unemployment
7. Tila Tequila, Linsday Lohan, Britney Spears, etc.

California will never pull itself out of the gutter until it revamps its crazy social welfare system, firmly deals with illegal immigration, and reduce taxes so business will actually want to set up shop there.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

Outside of weather, what else are you looking for in a place to live?

safe neighborhoods. decently active city life. close to beaches.
prefer townhouse style living, not ready for a house yet.

 

[BoomerD]

We've been here almost 23 years and have no concerns about earthquakes.

It's rare that we even notice one of the tremblors in the bay area that send ATOT on a posting spree.."OMG!! EARTHQUAKE-DID ANYONE ELSE FEEL THAT?" when it was only a 3.5 or so...

We DID feel the Loma Prieta quake in 89...that was the first BIG one to hit NorCal since we'd been here. We also felt the Northridge quake in 94, but only like a big "BUMP!" not really a shaker up here.

I LOL at folks who live in tornado alley, or hurricane central and are afraid of earthquakes. They KNOW there are going to be tornados/hurricanes every year, the question is whether it will hit their area and their house. Usually not, but.........

yes, Kahleeforneeya (and the rest of the west coast) is subject to an occasional earthquake. MOST are barely noticable and cause no damage. A FEW might knock something off the shelves in the grocery store and cause your chandelier to swing a bit. It's the extremely rare one that actually causes any damage to structures, and those rarely do much to newer structures because of Kahleeforneeya's high building standards and earthquake requirements.

OMFG! THE EARTH IS MOVING!!11!!! THAT'S NOT RIGHT!! :biggrin:

 

[oddyager]

Insurance companies call them catastrophes once they hit a certain dollar amount in losses. So, depending on your view of them they are "disasters"

Yep, we get some pretty bad flooding here n the NE.

 

[Pliablemoose]

We've been here almost 23 years and have no concerns about earthquakes.

It's rare that we even notice one of the tremblors in the bay area that send ATOT on a posting spree.."OMG!! EARTHQUAKE-DID ANYONE ELSE FEEL THAT?" when it was only a 3.5 or so...

We DID feel the Loma Prieta quake in 89...that was the first BIG one to hit NorCal since we'd been here. We also felt the Northridge quake in 94, but only like a big "BUMP!" not really a shaker up here.

I LOL at folks who live in tornado alley, or hurricane central and are afraid of earthquakes. They KNOW there are going to be tornados/hurricanes every year, the question is whether it will hit their area and their house. Usually not, but.........

yes, Kahleeforneeya (and the rest of the west coast) is subject to an occasional earthquake. MOST are barely noticable and cause no damage. A FEW might knock something off the shelves in the grocery store and cause your chandelier to swing a bit. It's the extremely rare one that actually causes any damage to structures, and those rarely do much to newer structures because of Kahleeforneeya's high building standards and earthquake requirements.

OMFG! THE EARTH IS MOVING!!11!!! THAT'S NOT RIGHT!! :biggrin:

Yeah, it's pretty strange at first, I'd notice the building groan or a small shake, now I don't even notice it...

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

ok what about the fires????

 

[BoomerD]

ok what about the fires????

What fires? It's raining here...

Yes, wildfires can be a problem in outlying areas, but don't generally affect larger communities.
This is not only a Kahleeforneeya problem, it's a Western problem. Wildfires during the late summer/fall can happen in all the western states.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Move to Colorado. Great summers and great winters.

 

[TubeTote]

Move to Colorado. Great summers and great winters.

Yes indeed...winter 'on demand' really. There's no real snow on the ground right now and it's in the mid 40s (pretty typical). If you want winter drive an hour up to the mountains for some skiing or boarding.

No earthquakes or hurricanes, very few tornadoes and floods, maybe an ocassional hail storm.

Did I mention Red Rocks ampitheater??

I loved living in Cali but this works better for me.

 

[TheVrolok]

New England doesn't have any issues, nor does closeish to NE like NY.

Yeah I agree but I figured some people would argue "snow" so I kept it to the mid-atlantic. Really, from Virginia/MD north is pretty safe.

 

[oogabooga]

As a native Californian who still lives here I worry about the big one as much as I do asteroid strikes, nuclear war, zombie strikes, and the eventual collapse of the federal Gov't.

.... oh boy, why'd i have to type all that out I'm not sleeping tonight.

 

[rockyct]

As a native Californian who still lives here I worry about the big one as much as I do asteroid strikes, nuclear war, zombie strikes, and the eventual collapse of the federal Gov't.

.... oh boy, why'd i have to type all that out I'm not sleeping tonight.

Don't forget the possibility of the Lego models at Legoland coming to life and going Jurassic Park on our asses.

 

[FoBoT]

Yeah I agree but I figured some people would argue "snow" so I kept it to the mid-atlantic. Really, from Virginia/MD north is pretty safe.

New England Hurricane 1938

...the hurricane accelerated to a forward motion of 60 to 70 mph, making landfall over Long Island and Connecticut that afternoon as a Category 3 hurricane.

Blue Hill Observatory, Massachusetts measured sustained winds of 121 mph with gusts to 183 mph (likely influenced by terrain). A U.S. Coast Guard station on Long Island measured a minimum pressure of 27.94 in. Storm surges of 10 to 12 ft inundated portions of the coast from Long Island and Connecticut eastward to southeastern Massachusetts, with the most notable surges in Narragansett Bay and Buzzards Bay. Heavy rains before and during the hurricane produced river flooding, most notably along the Connecticut River.

Great Atlantic Hurricane 1944

...then turned northward on a track that brought the center near Cape Hatteras, North Carolina on the 14th. The cyclone accelerated north-northeastward, moving across eastern New England and into Canada by September 15. The storm became extratropical over Canada and finally merged with a larger low near Greenland on September 16. This hurricane was of Category 3 intensity at landfalls at Cape Hatteras, Long Island, and Point Judith, Rhode Island, and Category 2 as far north as the coast of Maine.

Cape Henry, VA reported 134 mph sustained winds (measured 90 ft above the ground) with estimated gusts to 150 mph. Widespread hurricane-force winds were reported elsewhere along the storm track from North Carolina to Massachusetts with a maximum reported gust of 109 mph at Hartford, Connecticut. Rainfall totals of 6 to 11 inches accompanied the storm.

Hurricanes Carol and Edna 1954

then accelerated north-northeastward, make landfall as a Category 3 hurricane over Long Island, New York and Connecticut on the 31st. The cyclone became extratropical later that day as it crossed the remainder of New England and southeastern Canada.

Sustained winds of 80 to 100 mph were reported over much of eastern Connecticut, all of Rhode Island, and eastern Massachusetts. A peak gust of 130 mph was reported at Block Island, Rhode Island, while gusts of 100 to 125 mph occurred over much of the rest of the affected area. Storm surge flooding occurred along the New England coast from Long Island northward, with water depths of 8 to 10 ft reported in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. Carol was responsible for 60 deaths and $461 million in damage in the United States.

No discussion of Carol is complete without mention of the remarkably similar Hurricane Edna. This storm first formed east of the Windward Islands on September 2. It moved northwestward, and by September 7 it was a hurricane very near where Carol had formed two weeks before. From this point, Edna followed a path just east of Carol's. It accelerated past Cape Hatteras, North Carolina on September 10 and made landfall over Cape Cod as a Category 3 hurricane the next day. Edna moved across Maine into eastern Canada later on the 11th as it became extratropical.

Martha's Vinyard, Massachusetts reported a peak wind gust of 120 mph during Edna, and much of the rest of the affected area had gusts of 80 to 100 mph.

Hurricane Donna 1960

followed by eastern North Carolina (Category 3) on the 12th, and the New England states (Category 3 on Long Island and Categories 1 to 2 elsewhere) on the 12th and 13th. The storm became extratropical over eastern Canada on the 13th.

Donna is the only hurricane of record to produce hurricane-force winds in Florida, the Mid-Atlantic states, and New England. Sombrero Key, Florida reported 128 mph sustained winds with gusts to 150 mph. In the Mid-Atlantic states, Elizabeth City, North Carolina reported 83 mph sustained winds, while Manteo, North Carolina reported a 120 mph gust. In New England, Block Island, Rhode Island reported 95 mph sustained winds with gusts to 130 mph.

Donna caused storm surges of up to 13 ft in the Florida Keys and 11 ft surges along the southwest coast of Florida. Four to eight ft surges were reported along portions of the North Carolina coast, with 5 to 10 ft surges along portions of the New England coast. Heavy rainfalls of 10 to 15 inches occurred in Puerto Rico, 6 to 12 inches in Florida, and 4 to 8 inches elsewhere along the path of the hurricane.

The landfall pressure of 27.46 inches makes Donna the fifth strongest hurricane of record to hit the United States.

 

[BlahBlahYouToo]

yeah, and there's probably been some minor quakes on the east coast as well, but like hurricanes, they are rare.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

I'm lucky if I notice a quake a year. Most of time I don't notice ANY of them. Even the 4.2 that hit a few months ago. A good # of people didn't feel it. It only lasts a few seconds.

Then the big ones only hit every like 50 years or so. Who cares? Hurricane country you get a hurricane or two a year... or more. Those are guaranteed to wreak havoc. Sure it might not hit your house, it's just too much for me. Even if it's not directly your house, and a town 30 miles away, I guarantee you will be sheltered up and pretty scared. Also the frequency is much higher.

Screw that. Take an earthquake every 50 years is much better. Plus, we all survived Loma Prieta 1989.....

 

[sandorski]

Fact: Every year, 50% of Californians die in Earthquakes. That makes it 50/50

 

[TheVrolok]

New England Hurricane 1938

Great Atlantic Hurricane 1944


Hurricanes Carol and Edna 1954


Hurricane Donna 1960

Thank you for proving my point. Pretty safe. 4 "disasters" in the last 72 years and none in the past 50. I'll take that as pretty safe.

 

[DingDingDao]

Thank you for proving my point. Pretty safe. 4 "disasters" in the last 72 years and none in the past 50. I'll take that as pretty safe.

Or overdue