[Publius]

I lived in Pomona and Glendale from 1974 to 1989, so I went through the 5.0 Whittier quake. I know about the required reinforcement of brick structures.

I lived in Simi Valley across from the Reagan Library from 1993 to 1997, so I went through the 6.7 Northridge quake.

I went through the 6.8 Nisqually quake up here in Seattle in 2001.

I've seen a whole lotta shakin' goin' on.

[Danae]

God bless you, but I don’t want to live anywhere near you!

[BuckyKat]

Our daughter has pointed out numerous buildings in San Luis Obispo going through new reinforcement processes and has described the detail of all the codes they have to satisfy (She’s a brand new architectural engineer just out of Cal Poly).

[Citizen X_Area 51]

Citizen X knows Puget Sound quakes:

1949 - 7.1 8 dead - As a kid I was outside playing and remember running like hell.

1965 - 6.5 7 dead - Just sat down at work and dove under desk.

2001 - 6.8 - Nisqually quake. I was 180 mi. away in Portland, OR at a red light and felt the swaying.

Glad I wasn't around for the January 1700 event on the WA coast estimated around 9.0+. Caused a tsumami that struck Japan's Honshu island.

[SumProVita]

Speaking of shaking, the tremors and small quakes within the New Madrid system have really increased in number lately. Check the number of tremors beginning on February 16th:

http://folkworm.ceri.memphis.edu/recenteqs/Quakes/quakes0.html

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsus/Maps/US2/35.37.-93.-91_eqs.php