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Originally Posted by Casa Nova
I've always wanted to live there, but at the same time all the talk of a huge earthquake scares me away.
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I guess growing up here, we really don't think about earthquakes much. Yes, they are very real and I remember the 1989 quake very well along with a few other biggies. Compared to other forces of nature that different parts of the world consider 'normal', I'll take earthquakes over tornadoes in the midwest... hurricanes in the Gulf Coast and Eastern seaboard... living in snowpack 4-6 months out of the year...
I think it's all about what somebody is used to. A big earthquake might happen every 75-100 years. Frankly, in my area, I'm far more concerned about a big flood than I am about an earthquake.