Originally Posted by
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I can tell you as a native of Los Angeles and has been through the 1971, 1987, 1994, and the present, you never get used to it. I have seen people panic in my building during the 1987 earthquake and almost trampled anyone who got in their way. So preparing and planning ahead saves lives (and businesses).
Well, I don't know about never getting used to it... I'm an L.A. native too, and earthquakes always seemed normal to me. (And for my first few weeks after moving to New York, I kept thinking subway rumbles were foreshocks.)
Besides the usual earthquake preparedness stuff (have water on hand, know how to turn your gas off, etc.), I don't know of a way to prepare for The Big One any more than you'd prepare for All The Other Ones. What kind of additional preparation would you like to see people do?