Yes. That deadly quake in Jan 1700 was the one recorded in Japanese tax records “No rice (taxes) collected from this year’s harvest. The village was destroyed.”
On average the next Mag 8 or Mag 9 is due now.
If a tsunami hit the west coast would Trump as POTUS be obligated to help in ways other than medical/shelter? Think of how the left reacted to Bush after Katrina.