Prepared for California's EARTHQUAKE?9.0?

Question

I know one happened today it was 5.4 but there is going to be a 9.0 earthquake in California and I'm so scared. I'm only 17 and I cant move out and go back to Europe, because my parents want to stay here. My house is not build on wheels...I don't know how to save myself or my family when the BIG earthquake actually hits.

Answer 1

omg calm down!!! its only gonna be 7.9 which isnt that worse from today. No the roads wont open and it wont be the end of the world. All they predicted is los angeles will move up into san francisco after it hits. Meaning you could walk from los angeles to san francisco.

FAQ - Common Myths about Earthquakes

Q: Will California eventually fall off into the ocean?

A: No. The San Andreas Fault System, which crosses California from the Salton Sea in the south to Cape Mendocino in the north, is the boundary between the Pacific Plate and North American Plate. The Pacific Plate is moving northwest with respect to the North American Plate at approximately 46 millimeters per year (the rate your fingernails grow). The strike-slip earthquakes on the San Andreas Fault are a result of this plate motion. The plates are moving horizontally past one another, so California is not going to fall into the ocean. However, Los Angeles and San Francisco will one day be adjacent to one another!

Answer 2

What do mean Los Angeles will be in San Franscico when it hits? Do you mean we are going to become them.

Answer 3

I'm scared as well because I live in Cali too, but the news never said anything about a 9.0. To try to save yourself, you can only prepare and hope for the best. Pray and try to keep calm. I was very very very frightened when the 5.4 quake hit, and I'm not the only one luckily. Try to pack your essentials in one bag and keep them in the way of the doorway but not too close or else someone might steal them xD Good luck, and please pray for my family as well :]

Answer 4

I feel your pain and anxiety. You are at the behest of your parents and they are transfixed by LA lifestyle and/or weather. I know I was!

But be positive and look forward to the day when you can move out and go to college in another state. Even NV. That I not so far from your parent and visitations. Best of luck to you and yours.

Answer 5

Dont worry just take care of yourself, pray. Its just an assumption. Be alert and careful.

I will also pray for you.

Answer 6

the proof has all ways been there that it will happen,,but when is the answer tonight tomorrow maybe years