I have lived in California all my 40 years. I lived about 35 miles from the Northridge epicenter. That quake scared the crap out of me....I thought it was THE one.

I have friends that were in SF for the big one up there...friends that have also lived in California their whole lives....they too that it was THE one.

Quakes are a real danger, but I would still rather get hit by a quake than a hurricane.