<p>Okay I know this will sound silly but does anybody think about this? I'm deciding between Stanford and Yale and one of the things that i've thought about is the possibility that the ground can start rocking out of control at any time and destroy everything. Just wondering if anyone else has ever thought of it. If anything it just shows how tough this choice is, since i have to go this far to find a reason i shouldnt go to S.</p>
<p>I’ve thought about it, especially since I’ve heard that the “big” one is coming. My mom was at Berkeley for the huge earthquake of '89 in San Francisco, the one where that major interstate collapsed. Scary. </p>
<p>But enough to keep me from Stanford? Hell no.</p>
<p>I am the one who should be scared the most since two of my grandparents died of eartheqake. My S went to Stanford anyway. Like many things in life, take a chance.</p>
<p>All of the buildings on campus have recently been earthquake proofed (this involved completely redoing the internal structure of some buildings and was not a small task). Also, apparently there was a small earthquake last weekend but I’ve only met like two people that even noticed it, which is a very very small percentage. I really would not worry about earthquakes (and definitely not as much as I would worry about the sketchiness of New Haven…)</p>
<p>haha, if the earthquake comes, it comes. but 99.999999999% of the time it won’t (or the entire bay would be dead right now), so take that little chance for the awesomeness of stanford!</p>
<p>You won’t be able to avoid natural disasters, no matter where you go (floods, mudslides, hurricanes, volcanoes, blizzards, etc.–every area has this).</p>
<p>Lol, oh Justin…</p>
<p>I gotta say after living in Cali for so long, u won’t be bothered by earthquakes, besides they rarely even come around</p>
<p>I’d be more afraid of hurricanes and twisters and far more troublesome natural disasters</p>
<p>Trust me Stanford is worth an occasional and WEAK earthquake</p>
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<p>True, true. Although Maryland is pretty docile.</p>
<p>^I think it is pretty true…even Minnesota/Wisconsin has tornadoes.</p>
<p>There was an earthquake last weekend? I didn’t feel it either, haha. There was also one freshman year which I also didn’t feel. They always say THE BIG ONE is coming, so I’d take my chances to live in CA anyway. There aren’t any super tall buildings at Stanford except Hoover Tower, but I don’t think there are classes in it or anything, and I bet they’re all up to code. Hey the main quad lived through a big one in 1906 (ok maybe MemChu took a hit but it’s still awesome!)
“I really would not worry about earthquakes (and definitely not as much as I would worry about the sketchiness of New Haven…)”
Definitely agree there. The fear of a huge, devastating earthquake doesn’t really stay on your mind constantly, but the fear of being in a dangerous area would stay on my mind all the time. Plus, when they’re small but large enough to feel, they’re fun! There was a small earthquake in Southern CA this summer and I was in Pasadena and all the kids from out-of-state were SO excited. :)</p>
<p>I noticed an earthquake earlier this week. It was just a tiny bit of rumbling, and it only lasted for about two seconds.</p>
<p>Next time it will be bigger. :)</p>
<p>one of those types of Qs comes to mind: Is it safer to fly or drive? Ppl are afraid of plane crashes right? But there are statistics that say you are some 40,000 times more likely to die in a car crash if you were to drive to your destination.
As far as earthquakes, what I learned in Geology/Oceanography is when the big one hits, the biggest damage will be in the area in SoCal where Temeculaish is. that is the part that is the longest that is untouched from the whole san andreas fault. Of course the whole fault will feel stuff, but the scary stuff is pretty remote.
Plus since the last earthquake, ppl have been making things up to code.
The first eq I felt was this year in SoCal, twas funny, my little pomeranian inherently knew the right things to do! She went under a stone table against the wall in this little triangular pocket.</p>