we live in northern california, just a couple of miles east of the san andreas fault - there is a highway that runs along the fault and it's kinda freaky knowing that you're driving just inches away from one of the most active faults in the world. until the massive earthquake and tsunami in japan last year, i haven't really given earthquakes much thought. if you've always lived in the pacific ring of fire as i have, earthquakes become part of normal life. BUT that earthquake worried me enough that i started taking action. we have an emergency container in each bedroom + the garage at home filled with emergency food, water, medicines, bandages, etc. just a couple of days ago, we finally (after many years of me just thinking about it) got an earthquake shut off valve for the natural gas line that runs to our house.
the 1906 earthquake and the loma prieta earthquake in 1989 did a lot of structural damage to buildings in the bay area but the most damage came from fires that sparked from leaking natural gas lines that run into the buildings. now, i feel a little bit more prepared if an earthquake strikes.
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| The Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire of 1906 |
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| Loma Prieta Earthquake of 1989 |
next on our to do list, earthquake/emergency drill at home.
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