Whats worse earthquakes in California or hurricanes in Florida?
I’ve lived in Southern California all my life and have experienced countless earthquakes. But, I never experienced much more than a shaking or rolling sensation, or any more damage than small cracks in the stucco on my house or things falling off a shelf. That’s because even a major earthquake is centralized in a relatively small area called the epicenter. And, major earthquakes (greater than 6.0, for example) are actually not very common. They occur somewhere in southern California about once every 10 years, but in different places. So, you only get a major earthquake in the same general area once every 40 or 50 years. In Florida, for example, you run the risk of a hurricane hitting every year, although it’s rare for a hurricane to make landfall in the exact same place more than once every 10 years or so. And, some places never get hit directly. Still, you’re looking at about a 100 to 300 mile strip of destruction that can be the result of a major hurricane (it doesn’t take a direct h
That depends on what you mean by “more devastation.” A powerful earthquake can level whole cities. But these kinds of quakes are extremely rare. Hurricanes, on the other hand, impact large coastal areas on a relatively regular basis, and each time they do, they cause millions of dollars worth of damage. More money is spent in America annually cleaning up from weather related disasters than from geological disasters (though in California these can be one and the same, as heavy rain frequently causes landslides). The worse disaster also depends largely upon your preparedness, and how you perceive the threat. A lilapsophobic person would find the idea of being struck by a hurricane or tornado much more frightening than experiencing an earthquake. You can ease the amount of inconvenience a natural disaster causes you by having an effective emergency plan ready. Your reaction to a given event should be tailored to that event, but a general emergency kit should be on hand to help you get thr
