[quote=UCGal]From what the “experts” were saying on the TeeVee yesterday SoCal could “only” get up to an 8.0 earthquake – max.

The fault that runs from British Columbia down through Mt. Shasta – along the coast of WA and OR is similar to the one that is active in Japan right now…
Rainier, St. Helens, etc are proof that this fault is active. That’s the fault that could go “big”.[/quote]

Arrrrgggh!! That “baby-boomer mecca” in the giant redwoods and Mt Shasta are on my retirement “short list.” :=O