Midwest Earthquake

[Tycho]

Yeah, I heard about that. It's scary how similar that idea is to the global warming story.

[Bel-Cam Jos]

The CA-NV earthquakes map website I frequently view If I haven't posted the link before showed 596 different earthquakes from the last month, with only 12 or so from NV. Scary.

[JediTricks]

I have that bookmarked as well. I usually rush to it late at night on the laptop or the PS3 when I'm watching tv and a little one hits.

[Bel-Cam Jos]

I have that bookmarked as well.

I'm a moderator there for its forum section as Geig-Cam Jos. Spammers there always try to hock their "special prices" on quake insurance, collectibles adhesive, DVDs of Superman: The Movie, downloads of "Shakin'," etc.

[JediTricks]

I was at my grandma's the other day, I'm helping her with her bills, and I came across a delinquent bill for some piece of insurance. I asked her and my mom, neither knew, so my mom called up her uncle since he's the broker, turns out it is earthquake insurance. That stuff is expensive as hell! Nearly as expensive as her condo insurance which covers a ton of other stuff.

[El Chuxter]

That's why we don't have it, as much as I'd like it. It cost something like double our homeowner's insurance, I guess since we're pretty close to the fault here.

[TeeEye7]

We've got it, and if memory serves, it's about $700 a year. Should the unthinkable happen, our deductible is about 20 grand which is pretty cheap compared to buying a new house. We have it because our downtown area was leveled in 1952 (and anthing can happen...). My in-laws' house was red tagged after the Northridge earthquake in '94 (they lived in Woodland Hills). Thankfully, they had their house covered.

[Bel-Cam Jos]

I think I read somewhere that only flood insurance is higher than e-quake. Or maybe that was tornado...

[JediTricks]

That's why we don't have it, as much as I'd like it. It cost something like double our homeowner's insurance, I guess since we're pretty close to the fault here.

Dang, that sucks. My grandma's is 1/8th cheaper than her homeowners insurance, and when the '94 quake hit, her condo didn't even have any damage so she's never gotten a dime out of it. Still, in the 25 years she's lived there, she's only paid about $8500 or so in quake insurance, a payout if something happened would be a good investment.

We've got it, and if memory serves, it's about $700 a year. Should the unthinkable happen, our deductible is about 20 grand which is pretty cheap compared to buying a new house. We have it because our downtown area was leveled in 1952 (and anthing can happen...). My in-laws' house was red tagged after the Northridge earthquake in '94 (they lived in Woodland Hills). Thankfully, they had their house covered.

I never considered the deductible, but I guess that does make sense.

[Bel-Cam Jos]

The CA-NV earthquakes map website I frequently view If I haven't posted the link before showed 596 different earthquakes from the last month, with only 12 or so from NV. Scary.

Checking it this morning, it's up to 734 quakes (and just I realized that it shows earthquakes within the past WEEK, not month). And there was a 4.4 near the LA area yesterday, with a 3.something aftershock. Concerned?