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Old 10-12-2017, 06:42 PM  
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Well, the likelihood of an earthquake is probably a bit smaller than a fire as fires occur all the time in that area .. + you can still build a house that will stand an earthquake while no wooden house can survive a fire
Construction options wise, you are probably correct SpicyM. Regarding the likelihood of fires and earthquakes, check out this site:

https://earthquaketrack.com/p/united...ifornia/recent

Over 8000 in the previous 365 days. The vast majority are likely small, but nonetheless the ground shakes in that area a lot. I've been through plenty of them when I lived in CA full time.
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