I have no advice on stocks that make money on earthquakes. Honestly, the investment strategy behind that question sucks. If Big Earthquake is the market shock (financially & literally!) you plan to profit from, the problem is you cannot predict when it will happen, not even within +/- 10-year accuracy.
OK, you want some GOOD advice on earthquakes?
An earthquake alarm for $23. And this thing is very well reviewed by seismologists.
After I stopped laughing at the apparent ridiculousness of an “earthquake alarm” … I started to think, “Hey maybe this isn’t such a crazy idea, and maybe this product IS worth $23 price if there’s a chance it may save your life!”
That first website has best price on this product. That second website has detailed description of the product. I ordered a couple of these after doing the engineering-geek thing of spending a half-day last weekend researching earthquake sensor alarms. This is a nifty little product and you simply stick on the wall of your bedroom and align it. Then you set the sensitivity.
It works on the principle of detecting the “P” wave (compression wave) of an earthquake, which travel about 1.7 times faster than the more destructive “S” wave (shear wave). If the Big One hits at night while we sleep, we don’t want to wake up when the house is falling on us; hopefully we are woken up (by alarm) 10 or 20 seconds before, and have a chance get out of the house.
Alternatively, there is this product, MUCH higher priced:
Admit it. You should order a couple of these today. No I don’t have any relationship with the company that sells these. I’m just sharing advice that could save your life.
