<p>I'm thinking doing early action at Stanford. But how great is the chance that an earthquake is gonna occur there in the next 10 years?
I've read about reports that there is as much as 30 percent chance that an earthquake is gonna occur within the next 30 years. =</p>
<p>The odds are in your favor :D</p>
<p>The odds have been the same for at least 25 years. There's no way of knowing and you need to live your life.</p>
<p>As someone who's lived in the Bay Area for the past 16 years, I can safely tell you that earthquakes are not all that frequent. I've experienced only a handful myself, and none of them were bad at all. The strongest one was a rolling typing 6 point something with an epicenter in San Simeon. There's really not that much to fear. :)</p>
<p>earthquakes occur in California everyday.. it's just that it's just not large on the ricter scale.</p>
<p>I've lived in California for 48 years (yes my entire life). Here's the deal about earthquakes here; usually by the time your brain recognizes that perhaps an earthquake has occurred, the earthquake is over. The one exeption was the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989 (?). That one lasted about 15 seconds. It's really a matter of being in the right place at the right (or wrong) time. And since the same can be true about anything in life, I believe it is worth the risk...just like crossing the street, getting on a plane or driving on the freeway.</p>
<p>It's only frightening if you are driving on the freeway. My friend was in a hotel for a conference when the 1989 earthquake happened, he said he had a donut in the morning and that was all that kept him going. Have extra food with you or get a small earthquake supply pack in your car.
For me, I was near the epicenter of 1991 Northridge earthquake, I parked in the driveway and it did not scare me that much. However, it's different if you are indoors, I heard.</p>
<p>Don't worry about it.. there are very few places in the States that are immune to floods/droughts/hurricanes/tornados/earthquakes</p>
<p>Oops...when I wrote that earthquakes are not frequent, I meant earthquakes that you can feel. :) And I live right next to the Hayward fault line...</p>
<p>The predictions are for a large earthquake to strike the Hayward Fault[ which runs under UC Berkeley] in the next 30 or so years. But nothing could happen for the next 130 years, so relax. [if you were going to Berkeley you might have a little more reason to be concerned.]</p>
<p>lol i love this post.
well...death is a primary concern :d
jk.</p>