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Earthquake preparedness thread - post your suggestions or questions

Without going political, I would imagine FEMA and the usual various levels of federal aid that would have assisted a California natural disaster in the past cannot be expected to make an appearance for at least then next few years, if they survive at all.

I state that as a wake up call to double down on your own individual preparedness, for both short term and long term survival.
 
Pro tip; Like grocery shopping when you are hungry, never ever shop survival gadgets & gear when there's recently been a major earthquake plastered all over the news.
 
I will be staying in my home or on my property. No need for a bug out bag.

I’ve got everything I need.
 
Back following the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989, they said there was a 50% chance that the Bay Area would have another one within 30 years.

There has likely been some evolution of earthquake knowledge, since then.
 
I think it's more likely that there isn't actually any way to predict when a major earthquake will occur.
 
Abacinator said:
I think it's more likely that there isn't actually any way to predict when a major earthquake will occur.
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This.

It will happen again some day. Perhaps tomorrow. Perhaps in a hundred years. Be prepared.
 
So, maybe y'all heard of the 5.ish quake they had down in San Diego the other day.

What was novel about that was that I got an alert saying, essentially,"quake coming, take cover".

I had probably a solid 5+ seconds warning, and then a light roller came through.

They send that alert to me (Inland Empire), my friend in OC (Irvine), and in downtown LA. My friend in OC felt it as well.

It was interesting to me that I felt a 5.2 (I think) this far away, as much as I did.

The problem with the earthquake alert, being it was my first one, is that we get quakes out here all the time. Last year we went through a cluster of, like, 14 felt quakes over a couple of days. A spot several miles away was very busy with a lot of high 2s and 3s.

Of course, we didn't get any alerts for those.

So, for me, that alert was almost a "Cry wolf" kind of thing.

Mind, now that I know they're saving them for "big" quakes, perhaps I'll take them more seriously. But at the time is was "Oh, another earthquake" and just cue the restaurant scene from LA Story.
 
Earthquake and tsunami alerts are like a gun. Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it.
 
*are like a clean functional gun with plenty of ammo* :thumbup
 
Hey, I'm in SD and didn't get a warning. Lame.... lol

The SD quake was about 30mi from my place and is the only shaking I can remember in the past 10yrs. The fish tanks sloshed and spilled a little and some things fell over in the pantry - no issues otherwise. Fun times.
 
berth said:
I wonder if the alert went out into Mexico.
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About the same time as LA fires, but wasn't publicized much....

Fire in Baja California

Seasonal Santa Ana winds helped fuel a large fire near Ensenada, Mexico.
earthobservatory.nasa.gov earthobservatory.nasa.gov

The prevalant winds are more likely to blow a US fire into Baja then the other way around so.....

Large, high-intensity wildfires are driven by wind

Contrary to popular belief and Cal Fire's misinformation, large chaparral wildfires are driven by wind and drought, not concentrations of native habitat.
californiachaparral.org californiachaparral.org
 
It's the anniversary of the Loma Prieta quake. Does everyone have their kits together? Because I sure don't! :laughing
 
Abacinator said:
It's the anniversary of the Loma Prieta quake. Does everyone have their kits together? Because I sure don't! :laughing
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I do, and I know where they are, but I've moved to somewhere a lot less likely to have an earthquake, so less likely to need them.

When I first moved I was telling people that I was happy to no longer live in a house right on the Calaveras Fault, and we managed to have a 6.5 earthquake up in the hills not that far away less than a year after the move. I'm not sure where to go that is 100% earthquake-free.
 
It's a good reminder to check your kits, and re-fresh food and meds. Also a good time to go over meet up plans if it were to happen while you are at work and need to connect up with your family members.
 
We've got earthquake insurance on ours.

Pain in the ass to pay for for some reason through AAA. Call at night, they know how, not sure why the day shift doesn't.

Our gobag is mostly child/pet specific with some basic survival and needs to get us through 48 hours.

After that, resources should be on scene based on the previous disasters I've been through. It may be CVS underwear and fruit snacks but it's better than nothing.
 
berth said:
Anyone carrying earthquake insurance on your house?
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Yes, we have it on our house and the rental our daughter lives in as the Roger Creek Fault is just yards from both. Also had both 1950s houses retrofitted by Bolt Down The Bay Area.

Two other newer rentals are further away and built more recently so no Earthquake Insurance on those.
 
Yeah, FWIW -
The Rodgers Creek Fault runs approximately 63 miles (101 km) from just north of San Pablo Bay through Santa Rosa and continues south of Healdsburg, forming the northern continuation of the Hayward Fault and part of the San Andreas Fault system. It is a right-lateral strike-slip fault, meaning the Pacific Plate side moves north relative to the North American Plate side. Recent LiDAR mapping shows the fault consists of multiple strands, extends farther north than previously thought, and includes complex connections toward the Bennett Valley-Maacama Fault system and the Hayward Fault beneath San Pablo Bay .

From Healdsburg down to San Jose & ties into the San Andreas, that's "only" about 150+ miles through some of the most densely populated areas in CA. If it pops, we're farked. -
7.2 Earthquake simulation, Bay Area: escweb.wr.usgs.gov/content/learn/topics/shakingsimulations/hayward/HaywardM72_SanPabloBayEp_mapview_hd.mp4
 
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