When, not if: how do San Franciscans live with the threat of the next quake?

Re:When, not if: how do San Franciscans live with the threat... by rybosome on Thursday March 27, 2014 @12:31PM (#7481443)

I was aware of the earthquake danger, but the tsunami is news to me. Given that we are not directly on the ocean, I imagined that the significant buffer provided by the Puget sound would absorb the majority of a tsunami; is that not the case?

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Re:When, not if: how do San Franciscans live with the threat... by jofer on Thursday March 27, 2014 @01:02PM (#7481732)

You're right, Seattle would be sheltered from the brunt of a tsunami caused by a subduction zone earthquake. (More so than I realized until I looked up the predicted inundation maps. I'd forgotten how large Puget Sound is!)

A large tsunami would be quite damaging lot of smaller coastal cities along the western coast, though. It's a major concern, at any rate.

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Re:When, not if: how do San Franciscans live with the threat... by rybosome on Thursday March 27, 2014 @02:27PM (#7482303)

Do you live in cascadia? Out of curiosity, what would be your advice in terms of personal preparation for a potential high-magnitude earthquake (assuming that my goal is simply for me and my wife to survive)?

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Re:When, not if: how do San Franciscans live with the threat... by pault on Thursday March 27, 2014 @05:46PM (#7483739)

Two weeks of fresh drinking water and non-perishable foods, flashlight, a battery powered radio, and a deck of playing cards.

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