The Big One

[jaydeehess]

Yup. We might survive the tsunami, but not the other effects. Which is why I'm banking on it holding off for forty years, when I'll most likely be gone.

Trade the mobile home for a nice houseboat on a trailer. Just don't tie the boat down to the trailer.

 

[gerdbonk]

Snopes has a fact check on this.

FEMA Failer

It's true that the subject of a West Coast faultline was featured in an article in The New Yorker, and it's even true that FEMA Region X Kenneth Murphy surmised that in the event of such a calamity much of the Pacific Northwest "would be toast." However, Murphy's comments were clearly not made on the basis of information pertaining to the certainty of any such looming disaster, and are akin to observing that if a tree fell on your car it would likely sustain serious damage. In the complete context of Murphy's remarks, he clearly referenced a "what if" scenario and not a current situation for which FEMA was actively preparing.