Scientists are predicting a major earthquake in SoCal within 5 months!!

http://www.ktvu.com/news/2968506/detail.html

YIKES!!!!!

They've been saying that for years, so I'm a little bit sceptical. The newspaper sell papers by scaring its readers, it's a weird concept. They should focus more on the positive aspects, instead of the negative.

Yeah. Still, not much you can really do about it in 5 months. I used to live in Toronto. One of the world's biggest fault series' runs right under the city. If "The Big One" ever does hit, the entire city will be gone.

I highly doubt this will happen and hope it doesn't at the same time because i plan to purchase a house in California.

That's what Earthquake insurance is for... Assuming you survive...

How does earth quake insurance work? If a big earth quake struck a major city the damage would be so great that the insurance companies would go bankrupt...

At that point it becomes a government disaster relief scenario. Either way, as long as you can prove insurance you're covered. Assuming the US economy could handle it, of course.

There's lots of assumptions in a situation like this, but since the insurance is less than 5$/month it's pretty reasonable.

$5 a month is a pretty good deal if you lose your home and get a new one instead. Wonder if all the people in Kobe Japan were covered?