[roylene]

Southern California has its seasons fire, fog, floods, and fracking quakes.
Even if the quakes can be predicted twenty minutes ahead, what will that do ? It’s still going to happen.
Unless buildings are already built to quake standard what does knowing for a few minutes before get you?
Just wondering

[JRandomFreeper]

Even if the quakes can be predicted twenty minutes ahead, what will that do ?

Well, it would give you time to take that pan of hot oil off the stove and move that beaker of acid off the edge of the table.

/johnny

[BenLurkin]

I wouldn’t mind having 9 seconds warning if I’m at the stove fixing soup or pasta. It could save me from getting a nasty burn.

[who_would_fardels_bear]

Even if you have only a few seconds that's enough time for an automated switch to turn off the gas main.