I was researching earthquake activity and fault locations this weekend for a new home I am buying on Thursday. Not much you can do about staying away from earthquakes in California but you can stay away from areas prone to liquefaction.

This house is in the foothills which is not prone to liquefaction; however, the foothills were created by an earthquake fault. Either way in a major event there will be a whole lot of shaking going on.

That said...It has been quiet up here in the Northern part of the State.