It’s easy to be anxious about an earthquake. A leading seismic expert recently warned that Southern California’s section of the San Andreas fault is “locked, loaded and ready to roll.”
But experts also say it’s important to keep perspective: The chances of dying in a large temblor are actually quite small.
“You’re about as likely to be shot by a toddler than die in an earthquake,” seismologist Lucy Jones said recently at the National Earthquake Conference in Long Beach.
Jones made the comments as a call for people not to be frozen by fear of a future earthquake — but know they’re far more likely to survive. That’s why it’s so important to quake-proof your home as best as you can, and keep bookcases from falling on beds and the house from sliding off the foundation.
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