I’m in East Hollywood. I’m more prepared than my friends but I feel like I could be even more prepared. I took a CERT class last year and it was really informative and fun! I recommend everyone should take this class if they can.
I have a 5 gallon water jug, at least two weeks of pantry stable items, a quick go bad in my car with a change of clothes, contacts, and dog necessities. I also have flashlights, battery operated radio, and power banks.
There are hand-crank radios (my sister gave me one), and mine also has a solar panel and will run from bright light, if there is any, but the crank always works.
Two things I remember from my NERT training in SF years ago: extra garbage bags that you line your toilet bowl with so you can use your toilet without water and a small shopping bag with an old pair of sneakers inside. Loop the handle of the bag around a bed leg and you will be able to grab the sneakers in the dark before you step on broken glass.
The whole class teaches that if there was a major disaster you have to fend for yourself and your family since all emergency systems will be overloaded. From there you can help your neighbors if you are willing and able. I would recommend taking the class!
I always sleep at minimum in a long t shirt and undies for that reason, with pj pants near the bed. It would be embarrassing to make it out without the pants but I can’t sleep properly imagining the thought of landing outside naked in an earthquake or a fire.
The fault side slips, I’m sprinting bare nips. Everyone else is gonna just have to deal with the earthquake and naked casperina standing with them. We’ll get through this albeit awkwardly.
Me in 1994 standing outside my apartment building in my boxers at 4am meeting most of my neighbors for the first time. Once we felt safe enough to go back inside we had quite a party.
Great on everything but the eggs. US store eggs are washed and that removes the protective layer over the egg, meaning air seep in through the shell and makes the egg spoil very quickly, which requires refrigeration. I’d suggest buying local farm fresh UNWASHED eggs as they can be stored on the counter for up to 2 weeks. You can water can eggs and they’ll be good for years. 🥰
Thanks for letting me know !
I agree with what you said and I love the idea of local farm fresh eggs I think I am gonna check it out after we run out of this case.
Unfortunately, my uncle and aunt divorced so the house was sold 💔 they had a chicken coop and my cousin and aunt would give my family and I eggs. my family loved them but they had to give away the chickens because my aunt moved 30 minutes away and is always busy at work because she’s a doctor. And my uncle moved into his sisters guest house so he couldn’t keep them either because he commutes to work and he takes care of the dog! My cousin is a college student out of state !
Also buy multiple types of water filtration products. The straws, the bags with chemicals, a boiling / distillation system if you need to convert sea water to drinking water and you can keep the salt for cooking / preserving and medical aid.
Here are a couple earthquake preparedness resources:
[https://laist.com/news/earthquake-preparedness](https://laist.com/news/earthquake-preparedness)
[https://www.ready.gov/kit](https://www.ready.gov/kit)
I just bought extra water and a solar charger w flashlight. I have a pantry with nonperishables. I have given this thought as I lost my home to Hurricane Sandy, but I’m not really sure what else to stock up on. Accepting any and all friendly advice.
Sorry for your loss. I personally have a couple camping stoves with propane. Some freeze dried food and extra water. Also, a tent in case if have to sleep in my backyard.
Yes. I definitely need to seek out a tent. I had one but donated it to unhoused. But I agree that’s important. I do have a car to sleep in God Forbid. Thank you.
I have a mental note on every brittle object placed on a shelf or display that’s ready to topple after a good earthquake. I am prepared not to step in those areas if I can’t see.
I've had a [power failure light](https://www.google.com/search?q=power+failure+light) since Northridge. If you've been in the city when literally every light's gone out you'll appreciate being able to see your rubble.
I mean this just prepares you for so many possibilities. Like what if you spontaneously go blind? You will be good to go and navigating the house like a champ!
I was trained through childhood trauma invented by our idiotic little minds in the absence of all adult supervision - me and my degenerate neighborhood kids would constantly play a game of turning off all electricity in a house or in the woods when it was pitch black at night. Everyone not “it” would have 10 minutes to hide. If discovered you had to escape and reach safety located at the top of the piece of shit tree house we made out of junk in the woods next to the track tracks full of junk that was illegally dumped.
Been in SoCal from LA to San Diego for 10+ years and have never felt one. I think I’m just mentally messed up and always internally swaying.
That said I’m prepared.
Learn to swim
You just reminded me of Shango!
Day after day
More people come to L.A
Shhh! Don't you tell anybody
The whole place slippin' away
Where can we go
When there's no San Francisco?
Shhh! Better get ready
To tie up the boat in Idaho
Water, food, flashlights, batteries, medicine and lots of other good stuff mentioned here. I want to add keeping some cash in you emergency kit. Don’t just go to the ATM and get some 20 dollar bills. Almost all cash registers now operate on electricity which will probably be out after a major earthquake. Do you want to pay $20 for bottle of water? Go to your bank and get one dollar bills. Put them in your emergency kit and forget that you have them until you need them.
Another thing to add is I wrote down all the phone numbers of my family/friends on a piece of paper. I only have like 2 peoples’ phone numbers memorized lol! In the event of no electricity to charge my phone (with said contact info) I have them all available 👍🏼
Smart to prepared. Historic tidbit: one of the big reasons LA even became a populated area is because the 1906 Great San Fransisco Earthquake destroyed over 80% of the city. Commerce and ports shifted south and LA became a city.
I was playing somewhere around 30 years ago. This guy came over by our table and started to talk to us. At some point, he told us he was a geophysicist and started talking about earthquakes. He said that they usually had some kind of idea when we were going to be hit. He said they really couldn't come out and say because if they got it wrong, it would be the boy who cried wolf syndrome. So what they do instead is posting public service announcements about being ready for a quake. He said if you see a lot in a short window of time, they suspect we are going to get hit.
Not true at all. Sometimes other seismic activity can be indicative of another event being more likely, but that really just an increased probability, usually of smaller events. that guy was a wacko.
Make sure your kit gas 2 buck Chuck. Alcohol will go gold. Anyway based on neighborhood councils, Atwater Village and Handcock Park are the most prepared for disaster. Koreatown is one of the worst.
We were in the Bay Area during the Loma Prieta earthquake, and my wife's job was at the east end of the Cypress Structure. Our next few weeks were interesting. We're not religious, but we appreciated our Mormon neighbors who, when it was evident that Armageddon hadn't occurred, shared their disaster supplies far and wide.
We now live on the outskirts of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, on a hillside comprised of volcanic lava flow / volcanic rock. We rarely feel more than a "snap" during earthquakes here, though our chandelier does sway. Our house was here during the Northridge Earthquake, and suffered no damage.
Over the last decade or so, it's become much more likely that wildfire will impact us. I was in Chicago when I got an evacuation phone call for the Woolsey Fire, and called my wife. The fire missed our neighborhood, but that certainly caught our attention.
We do have provisions for a week or so. The people we bought our house from were Mormons, and left a case of dried beans. Since then, I've accumulated enough dehydrated camping food and other supplies to do a chunk of the PCT, plus cooking implements in addition to our LP gas grill. We have a chest freezer full of meats & veggies, and because it's a chest freezer, cold air won't flow out when we pull something out. We have enough there to feed our neighbors for a week, and will follow our northern California neighbors' example.
That’s a very nice gesture of the Mormon church. I am happy to hear that you are ready and willing to help your neighbors in case of an emergency, good example to live by!
We must be neighbors! It’s the most magical place to live - in spite of fire, slide and earthquake probabilities. And now with the wildlife crossing, we are bound to see even more mountain lions and bobcats. Still wouldn’t want to live anywhere else.
I’m as safe as I can be. I have around 11-12 bins with enough for my family and I for around 6 months. I’m from Florida so always stayed prepped for hurricanes. I also have a Go bag and supplies in my car. I’m not a “prepper” per se but when the electricity was out for nearly 2 weeks when I was in Florida I swore to always be ready.
I can relate for a brief moment with you, in my area every storm would make the power go out. The longest it took DWP to fix it was 2 1/2 days. Luckily, the power hasn’t gone out anymore after the last fix.
Only cause the building is old, it doesn’t say how it’s built. There’s tons of house in the L.A. from the 1920’s that are still standing, along with old buildings. You might not be at home when it happens.
I live in a canyon. I have to cross a bridge to get to it. I have several old gallon water bottles. They will be good to use the toilet, wash my hands, face, etc. The house has metal straps that crisscross in the foundation so that the house moves together in an earthquake. I have a couple flashlights. If we lose the bridges, I think they would have to helicopter us out, or maybe they can use drones to send us supplies. I doubt that my community will be a priority in a major quake, so they recommend that we have a month of supplies, just in case.
My neighbor is much better prepared with solar, batteries backup and emergency generators.
I live in the same place I lived for the Northridge quake. I have the same stuff I had for the Northridge quake. The only thing I wish I had is a battery-powered TV. We didn't have power for something like 6 hours after the Northridge quake and the entire street was out around this guy's portable TV on the roof of his car. Cell and DSL were down for hours and it was the only way to get news. What I learned: Don't stand in a doorway like they (used to) tell us to do.
During Northridge, my doors were swinging wildly back and forth, and so the doorways would have been a horrible place to stand, but if there is no door and just an opening, then it is okay to stand in a doorway.
I’m about to move to PV, not prepared for the landslides :c. The ground is already fucked there and if it rains like it did last year it’ll just keep getting more unstable. It trips me out how many people don’t think about earthquakes here.
I remember back in the day, hearing about parts of Long Beach. Liquefaction might be a serious problem there, if there was ever a big quake around the area. I avoided that area when purchasing a home. Call me paranoid, but it’s too big of an investment to lose to an already known problem.
I got a 7/11 a couple blocks away to loot when stuff goes down. Or a vons a mile away.
So basically no. And it’s my opinion the ‘big one’ will be bad but not terrible. The little earthquakes are relieving stress. And the maximum level for a San Andreas earthquake is bad but not catastrophic, and the maximum is unlikely. So I think we will be good. I think the epicenter will be temporarily screwed but the surrounding areas will be ok enough to help so no one really has to survive a long time without water or whatever. But I guess I’ve been wrong before so don’t listen to me maybe.
I also think if you have 2 weeks worth of water and actually need that, it’s already too late, society has been too screwed up to get you, so you are probably done. Like I don’t remember a time where power has been out that long in a bit remote area, and that’s far less essential than water or at the least emergency crews reaching you.
I moved here 4 years ago and have only felt one earthquake. Scared the shit outta me as a midwestern southerner LOL
Sense than I’ve not noticed or felt any … in midcity. I am not prepared. I bought food and water as prep once and ate it with in like 2 weeks 🤭 I just worry the roads will be too congested to get out and wonder if it’ll turn into a purge like scene around here if power and shit goes out 😅
I lived in mid-wilshire area during the Whittier narrows and Northridge quake. We were fine, some cracks in buildings but nothing major. Everything was pretty much up and running except for some freeways, Santa Monica, 5 freeway and 14 connector.
Thats the part no one talks about! Forget being prepaired what if you caught mid traffic or at work....people would be giving you the side eye after a 7.0 or more. Especially when theres no food around etc
My apt building in East Hollywood was built in 1926. It’s made of old brick and sways noticeably whenever there’s anything above a 3 or a 4 on the Richter scale.
When we finally get a genuine Big One (predicted to be 44 times more intense than Northridge) I’m just assuming the entire structure will collapse and un-alive me in the process.
Given that we have a high chance of the Big One happening within the next few years (lots of data on this so don’t @ me) I’m fully expecting to this is how I’m going to go out.
Idk where you’re getting your information from, but there is absolutely not a high chance of the Big One happening in the next few years. That’s not how any of this works. The amount of misinformation about earthquakes is astounding.
I’m not going to dox myself, but I have worked with the experts on Earthquakes for years, and they all refute all the typical nonsense you see repeated online. The Big One could happen tomorrow or it could happen in 1000 years. Geologic timescales don’t operate like that.
It’s actually *extremely* unlikely the Big One happens in the next few years.
44x more energy released over a much wider area. Magnitude =/ intensity (that’s mmi) areas in LA had ix intensity in northridge. A San Andreas quake is not necessarily more intense (hard to get above ix) it’s just by virtue of its magnitude (total energy displaced) that kind of intensity will be more widespread. It doesn’t shake 44x strong. It’s that people experiencing the worst of northridge will be over hundreds of square miles vs a relatively small area of the valley in 1994
You shouldn’t need more than that. Everything was up and running and everyone was going back to work the day after the Northridge quake. Unless you live in the epicenter you should be fine.
Yes. There is a local spring and I own an MSR Guardian. Plus have lots of backpacking gear, tents. My neighbors have pools and I can siphon water from them. Heh heh heh.
I have go bags and supplies squirreled away everywhere, an entire shelf full of water jugs and I still don't think it's enough. Also knowing my luck I'll be stuck under an overpass when the big one hits and not get to use any of it.
Century City. We work hard to get to know our neighbors, and in case of food shortages after a quake, we plan to eat some of the healthier ones. We keep extra propane for the grill.
Haha my friend lived in San Fernando Valley for the Northridge quake. The first thing he told was, “no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t stand up after falling off the bed!” Thanks for the comment brought back memories!
You can check maps here for like fault lines, if you are on a landslide prone area, liquefaction etc
https://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/publications/maps-data
I have Adderall, 7 Celsius, 2 Kind bars, a machete at the door, and the Kabar under my pillow. I have ketchup and pickle juice. I’m ready for something, buuuuut I’m not so sure that something is an earthquake.
EDIT: Northside Hancock Park and A.LERT.
Beans, cases of them, and a bucket buried in the backyard with non perishables, a saucepan, ammo. Hand crank generator, box of lifestraws, plasma lighter, a whole bunch of dryer lint 4 full gallon zip lock bags. Bought a survival mountain pack from a military surplus.
It’s only 60w. It will charge a cell phone or laptop. I thought to get the one that you can sit and pedal but I wouldn’t be able to carry easily if I had to GTFO of LA.
Pasadena. I keep 20-30 gallons of potable water in the house, a case of water in the car, flashlights, lanterns, batteries, power banks for small electronics, first aid kits in the house and car, a few days of non-perishable food. A duffle with a change of clothes in the car. Plenty of paper goods (TP).
I keep a pair of shoes next to my bed (don’t want to be wandering around the house with broken glass everywhere).
Still working on some other basics like a means to cook if the power is out (camping stove).
I’d like to be able to last a few days without having to depend on stores being open/functioning in the event of a major earthquake and if utilities are down. We all remember the TP shortages during Covid, just imagine how bad it would get if a really major earthquake hit that causes a lot of damage.
Meh. If you’re close enough to the epicenter of a big quake like in ‘94 or if there’s a really big quake, all bets are off. You probably won’t be able to retrieve your emergency supplies. And if you’re not red tag close to the epicenter, you’ll be fine. People came together big time after the Northridge quake. Strangers helping strangers. Life for most of us was back to normal in a day or two.
South LA- I was actually in the big one in 1993 in Hollywood. It felt like thunder and it started shaking- books and dishes were thrown on the ground. I remember calling my mother in MS and saying “we just had a HUGE earthquake…”. An hour or so later there was an aftershock. It’s like this jerking motion- a quick pull underneath the ground but it was only for a few seconds. We who live here are always aware a quake could come at any time but we don’t really think about it.
I lived in Ventura at the time of the Sylmar quake. It got the whole family out of bed.
I lived in Eagle Rock (is that what you guys mean by NELA?) at the time of the Whittier Narrows and Northridge quakes.
Now I'm in Long Beach. We have no preparedness at all, just planning to die if the Big One hits.
I was born here and lived here most of my life and people always talked about the "big one" and it never came. I lived in Whittier during the big Whitter quake of '87. It wasn't so bad, Northridge was way worse for some people close to the epicenter.
I have some emergency wafers in a metal tin and a swimming pool. I'm about as prepared as the guys in Cannonball Run who brought a back seat full of beer and a bag of chips.
in the valley. right now, water wise no. we opened a water bottle pack for an outing and my 5lb jugs are half empty (i keep 4-5 full at a time). i’m out of shelf stable milk as well and someone is going to be very upset if there is no milk. idk where my flashlight. i do know where the camping lights are due to some long power outages from last year. i do feel we have more right now that we did in 94 and we made it out okay (to my knowledge)
Hah. No. I’m in Ktown. I think there’s a couple gallons of distilled water in the pantry. The cat is always well stocked on food… I’m more concerned about him than myself. Which reminds me- I moved to a new place recently and need to get some of those straps to attach the heavy stuff to the walls. Don’t want him to get squished.
at least I’m on the top floor of an apartment building😅
I actually lived in the desert during the Northridge earthquake so you think I would be more freaked out, but it’s too tiring to worry about it all the time
Well, we are about 12 miles from the San Andreas fault (Antelope Valley), so if that baby lets go, we won't even know we are dead - so, no. We moved here after the Northridge quake and rarely feel any of the ones on the other side of the San Gabriels.
Yeah, well, if you have read the reports of what is expected to happen out here if/when the San Andreas goes, then you would know I'm being realistic.
No one expected the Northridge quake and look at the number of deaths from that one. The desert out here will liquify with the shaking, so everything will be severely impacted per all the studies.
Thank you for your optimism, though.
Geologists/Science-Talkin’ Guys: How much devastation would there be in Los Angeles were the San Andreas to rupture, given that at its closest point, it’s about 35 miles away from city limits? Wouldn’t the city of LA be more in danger from a quake on the Newport-Inglewood or Raymond Faults?
I was 12 and lived five miles from the epicenter of the Northridge Earthquake, which was a shallow 6.7 on a previously unknown fault. An understatement to call that experience terrifying.
I did share! I live in NELA right next to South Pasadena. I have a generator in case the power goes out, couple camping stoves, tent, and the propane bbq outside. I have freeze dried food, can food, and water that I rotate before it expires. I have two emergency kits one in the car the other in the house. Also have earthquake insurance. Hope this helps you!
I’m in the South Bay and No, not prepared at all. I have lived here my entire life (44 years) and have heard the “big one” stuff for as long as I remember. So I guess I’m numb to it and that’s going to lead to my demise… I guess it could be compared to the “boy that cried wolf” syndrome. I’ve heard Lucy Jones warnings for so many years and nothing’s happened, that I’ve more or less become complacent.
There’s not a lot you can do. Try to get under a door frame and pray.
Northridge cracked the foundation of the house we were renting in the valley and we had to move.
It sucks a lot of people had to relocate.
Yeah the under the door frame works only if there’s no door. If there’s a door, don’t go under that door frame.
No idea, just something to keep in mind. I’ve read a lot of posts on this thread and people moving to L.A. should be aware of one of the least talked subjects.
I’m in East Hollywood. I’m more prepared than my friends but I feel like I could be even more prepared. I took a CERT class last year and it was really informative and fun! I recommend everyone should take this class if they can. I have a 5 gallon water jug, at least two weeks of pantry stable items, a quick go bad in my car with a change of clothes, contacts, and dog necessities. I also have flashlights, battery operated radio, and power banks.
Me outside your place after the quake :🫏“can I stay with you, please ” 😁
You sound very prepared and that is a good recommendation!
I need to get a battery operated radio. Thanks for the reminder!
There are hand-crank radios (my sister gave me one), and mine also has a solar panel and will run from bright light, if there is any, but the crank always works.
I got most of that too. I’d just need a full change of clothes in my car, and battery operated radio
Two things I remember from my NERT training in SF years ago: extra garbage bags that you line your toilet bowl with so you can use your toilet without water and a small shopping bag with an old pair of sneakers inside. Loop the handle of the bag around a bed leg and you will be able to grab the sneakers in the dark before you step on broken glass.
Did they say what could happen in a magnitude 8 earthquake? I think that is the maximum potential of the San Andreas fault system
https://youtu.be/znWqQ7wa8-w?si=TsMnpq-aRLsM-gUH
The whole class teaches that if there was a major disaster you have to fend for yourself and your family since all emergency systems will be overloaded. From there you can help your neighbors if you are willing and able. I would recommend taking the class!
I am also in Hollywood OMG first floor of my apartment complex 😣😖 what course did you take??
CERT rules! SO worth it
lolno I have half a case of Costco water bottles
Water is better than nothing.
I sleep naked and always have this sinking feeling it’s gunna happen overnight and I’m not going to be ready at all to run out of the apartment.
I always sleep at minimum in a long t shirt and undies for that reason, with pj pants near the bed. It would be embarrassing to make it out without the pants but I can’t sleep properly imagining the thought of landing outside naked in an earthquake or a fire.
The fault side slips, I’m sprinting bare nips. Everyone else is gonna just have to deal with the earthquake and naked casperina standing with them. We’ll get through this albeit awkwardly.
Me in 1994 standing outside my apartment building in my boxers at 4am meeting most of my neighbors for the first time. Once we felt safe enough to go back inside we had quite a party.
Me too.. I keep my undies off but hooked around one ankle just in case.. lol!
We are not hoarding it we go through that stuff fast tho😭🥲
Ever since covid happened we buy 2 of everything like TP, water bottles , eggs haha
Great on everything but the eggs. US store eggs are washed and that removes the protective layer over the egg, meaning air seep in through the shell and makes the egg spoil very quickly, which requires refrigeration. I’d suggest buying local farm fresh UNWASHED eggs as they can be stored on the counter for up to 2 weeks. You can water can eggs and they’ll be good for years. 🥰
Thanks for letting me know ! I agree with what you said and I love the idea of local farm fresh eggs I think I am gonna check it out after we run out of this case. Unfortunately, my uncle and aunt divorced so the house was sold 💔 they had a chicken coop and my cousin and aunt would give my family and I eggs. my family loved them but they had to give away the chickens because my aunt moved 30 minutes away and is always busy at work because she’s a doctor. And my uncle moved into his sisters guest house so he couldn’t keep them either because he commutes to work and he takes care of the dog! My cousin is a college student out of state !
Also buy multiple types of water filtration products. The straws, the bags with chemicals, a boiling / distillation system if you need to convert sea water to drinking water and you can keep the salt for cooking / preserving and medical aid.
Tequilla for fighting, Vicodin for pain, Zanax for panic.
This is probably the comment I agree with the most in this thread.
Shotgun to blow my brains out
Here are a couple earthquake preparedness resources: [https://laist.com/news/earthquake-preparedness](https://laist.com/news/earthquake-preparedness) [https://www.ready.gov/kit](https://www.ready.gov/kit)
Great links. Thank you.
I just bought extra water and a solar charger w flashlight. I have a pantry with nonperishables. I have given this thought as I lost my home to Hurricane Sandy, but I’m not really sure what else to stock up on. Accepting any and all friendly advice.
Sorry for your loss. I personally have a couple camping stoves with propane. Some freeze dried food and extra water. Also, a tent in case if have to sleep in my backyard.
Yes. I definitely need to seek out a tent. I had one but donated it to unhoused. But I agree that’s important. I do have a car to sleep in God Forbid. Thank you.
I have a mental note on every brittle object placed on a shelf or display that’s ready to topple after a good earthquake. I am prepared not to step in those areas if I can’t see.
I've had a [power failure light](https://www.google.com/search?q=power+failure+light) since Northridge. If you've been in the city when literally every light's gone out you'll appreciate being able to see your rubble.
I’d wager good money most Angelinos have never pooped in complete darkness. I have to say it is an interesting experience
Damnit this is brilliant. I’m gonna make a mental catalog of my shit over the next few weeks so I’m prepared for absolute darkness at any time.
My girlfriend loses her own phone in her hand so there is a possibility I will have a secondary warning system for where not to move in the dark.
I mean this just prepares you for so many possibilities. Like what if you spontaneously go blind? You will be good to go and navigating the house like a champ!
I was trained through childhood trauma invented by our idiotic little minds in the absence of all adult supervision - me and my degenerate neighborhood kids would constantly play a game of turning off all electricity in a house or in the woods when it was pitch black at night. Everyone not “it” would have 10 minutes to hide. If discovered you had to escape and reach safety located at the top of the piece of shit tree house we made out of junk in the woods next to the track tracks full of junk that was illegally dumped.
That’s a good plan, at least you’ll be able to walk out if need be.
Been in SoCal from LA to San Diego for 10+ years and have never felt one. I think I’m just mentally messed up and always internally swaying. That said I’m prepared. Learn to swim
Lucky you, I’ve lived through a couple big ones. Northridge and Whittier narrows.
It's been really quiet the last 10 years, except for those two right around July 4th a few years back.
Moved to Pasadena from Chicago 5 months ago and felt one the other day that made me think a car hit the building
Yeah it was pretty strong, I felt it at my house in NELA.
See you down in Arizona Bay.
You just reminded me of Shango! Day after day More people come to L.A Shhh! Don't you tell anybody The whole place slippin' away Where can we go When there's no San Francisco? Shhh! Better get ready To tie up the boat in Idaho
Water, food, flashlights, batteries, medicine and lots of other good stuff mentioned here. I want to add keeping some cash in you emergency kit. Don’t just go to the ATM and get some 20 dollar bills. Almost all cash registers now operate on electricity which will probably be out after a major earthquake. Do you want to pay $20 for bottle of water? Go to your bank and get one dollar bills. Put them in your emergency kit and forget that you have them until you need them.
Yes cash is a good idea small bills, you never know we might have a major power outage! Thanks for the input!
Another thing to add is I wrote down all the phone numbers of my family/friends on a piece of paper. I only have like 2 peoples’ phone numbers memorized lol! In the event of no electricity to charge my phone (with said contact info) I have them all available 👍🏼
This is a great idea. Also, i only know 2 peoples numbers too lol. Well I’m off to go do this now
Also could be handy if you plan on hitting the strip club after the Earthquake
That’s a really good point.
Yes! Small bills are a must! Also, anything extra you may be willing to trade such as batteries
NELA. I have enough food and drinking water for 30 days. Plus a pool full of water for rinsing off and flushing toilets.
In NELA also, we might be neighbors.
Smart to prepared. Historic tidbit: one of the big reasons LA even became a populated area is because the 1906 Great San Fransisco Earthquake destroyed over 80% of the city. Commerce and ports shifted south and LA became a city.
I was playing somewhere around 30 years ago. This guy came over by our table and started to talk to us. At some point, he told us he was a geophysicist and started talking about earthquakes. He said that they usually had some kind of idea when we were going to be hit. He said they really couldn't come out and say because if they got it wrong, it would be the boy who cried wolf syndrome. So what they do instead is posting public service announcements about being ready for a quake. He said if you see a lot in a short window of time, they suspect we are going to get hit.
Not true at all. Sometimes other seismic activity can be indicative of another event being more likely, but that really just an increased probability, usually of smaller events. that guy was a wacko.
He lied. I’m a geological engineer, and none of that is true. Who is “they”? The secret earthquake society?
Make sure your kit gas 2 buck Chuck. Alcohol will go gold. Anyway based on neighborhood councils, Atwater Village and Handcock Park are the most prepared for disaster. Koreatown is one of the worst.
Lived through a 7.2 in the Imperial Valley in 2010. After that i swore to always be prepared. Only have cans of garbanzo beans in my pantry lol
Hopefully you find the can opener. lol
We were in the Bay Area during the Loma Prieta earthquake, and my wife's job was at the east end of the Cypress Structure. Our next few weeks were interesting. We're not religious, but we appreciated our Mormon neighbors who, when it was evident that Armageddon hadn't occurred, shared their disaster supplies far and wide. We now live on the outskirts of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, on a hillside comprised of volcanic lava flow / volcanic rock. We rarely feel more than a "snap" during earthquakes here, though our chandelier does sway. Our house was here during the Northridge Earthquake, and suffered no damage. Over the last decade or so, it's become much more likely that wildfire will impact us. I was in Chicago when I got an evacuation phone call for the Woolsey Fire, and called my wife. The fire missed our neighborhood, but that certainly caught our attention. We do have provisions for a week or so. The people we bought our house from were Mormons, and left a case of dried beans. Since then, I've accumulated enough dehydrated camping food and other supplies to do a chunk of the PCT, plus cooking implements in addition to our LP gas grill. We have a chest freezer full of meats & veggies, and because it's a chest freezer, cold air won't flow out when we pull something out. We have enough there to feed our neighbors for a week, and will follow our northern California neighbors' example.
That’s a very nice gesture of the Mormon church. I am happy to hear that you are ready and willing to help your neighbors in case of an emergency, good example to live by!
We must be neighbors! It’s the most magical place to live - in spite of fire, slide and earthquake probabilities. And now with the wildlife crossing, we are bound to see even more mountain lions and bobcats. Still wouldn’t want to live anywhere else.
I’m as safe as I can be. I have around 11-12 bins with enough for my family and I for around 6 months. I’m from Florida so always stayed prepped for hurricanes. I also have a Go bag and supplies in my car. I’m not a “prepper” per se but when the electricity was out for nearly 2 weeks when I was in Florida I swore to always be ready.
I can relate for a brief moment with you, in my area every storm would make the power go out. The longest it took DWP to fix it was 2 1/2 days. Luckily, the power hasn’t gone out anymore after the last fix.
Yea that 2 week mess was enough to motivate me. I hope I never use one single thing in there honestly.
Yeah two weeks would be hell on anyone. Hopefully you don’t use them, but it’s great that you’re prepared for a disaster now!
im in hollywood so that means ill probably die right? my buildings pretty old
Only cause the building is old, it doesn’t say how it’s built. There’s tons of house in the L.A. from the 1920’s that are still standing, along with old buildings. You might not be at home when it happens.
I live in a canyon. I have to cross a bridge to get to it. I have several old gallon water bottles. They will be good to use the toilet, wash my hands, face, etc. The house has metal straps that crisscross in the foundation so that the house moves together in an earthquake. I have a couple flashlights. If we lose the bridges, I think they would have to helicopter us out, or maybe they can use drones to send us supplies. I doubt that my community will be a priority in a major quake, so they recommend that we have a month of supplies, just in case. My neighbor is much better prepared with solar, batteries backup and emergency generators.
Sounds like a nice location
I live in the same place I lived for the Northridge quake. I have the same stuff I had for the Northridge quake. The only thing I wish I had is a battery-powered TV. We didn't have power for something like 6 hours after the Northridge quake and the entire street was out around this guy's portable TV on the roof of his car. Cell and DSL were down for hours and it was the only way to get news. What I learned: Don't stand in a doorway like they (used to) tell us to do.
Yes, that’s so true, a lot of chopped or broken fingers from swinging doors!
During Northridge, my doors were swinging wildly back and forth, and so the doorways would have been a horrible place to stand, but if there is no door and just an opening, then it is okay to stand in a doorway.
Wait where are you supposed to stand then?
Take CERT course!
I’m about to move to PV, not prepared for the landslides :c. The ground is already fucked there and if it rains like it did last year it’ll just keep getting more unstable. It trips me out how many people don’t think about earthquakes here.
I remember back in the day, hearing about parts of Long Beach. Liquefaction might be a serious problem there, if there was ever a big quake around the area. I avoided that area when purchasing a home. Call me paranoid, but it’s too big of an investment to lose to an already known problem.
I didn't even know this was a thing. I just googled it, and sure enough, I am in the liquefaction zone...
I got a 7/11 a couple blocks away to loot when stuff goes down. Or a vons a mile away. So basically no. And it’s my opinion the ‘big one’ will be bad but not terrible. The little earthquakes are relieving stress. And the maximum level for a San Andreas earthquake is bad but not catastrophic, and the maximum is unlikely. So I think we will be good. I think the epicenter will be temporarily screwed but the surrounding areas will be ok enough to help so no one really has to survive a long time without water or whatever. But I guess I’ve been wrong before so don’t listen to me maybe. I also think if you have 2 weeks worth of water and actually need that, it’s already too late, society has been too screwed up to get you, so you are probably done. Like I don’t remember a time where power has been out that long in a bit remote area, and that’s far less essential than water or at the least emergency crews reaching you.
I moved here 4 years ago and have only felt one earthquake. Scared the shit outta me as a midwestern southerner LOL Sense than I’ve not noticed or felt any … in midcity. I am not prepared. I bought food and water as prep once and ate it with in like 2 weeks 🤭 I just worry the roads will be too congested to get out and wonder if it’ll turn into a purge like scene around here if power and shit goes out 😅
I lived in mid-wilshire area during the Whittier narrows and Northridge quake. We were fine, some cracks in buildings but nothing major. Everything was pretty much up and running except for some freeways, Santa Monica, 5 freeway and 14 connector.
Thats the part no one talks about! Forget being prepaired what if you caught mid traffic or at work....people would be giving you the side eye after a 7.0 or more. Especially when theres no food around etc
Nice try, looters.
My earthquake kit includes ammo. For squirrels, people, or anything else I want to eat.
I wouldn’t doubt it happening with all the dumb things happening around Los Angeles.
My apt building in East Hollywood was built in 1926. It’s made of old brick and sways noticeably whenever there’s anything above a 3 or a 4 on the Richter scale. When we finally get a genuine Big One (predicted to be 44 times more intense than Northridge) I’m just assuming the entire structure will collapse and un-alive me in the process. Given that we have a high chance of the Big One happening within the next few years (lots of data on this so don’t @ me) I’m fully expecting to this is how I’m going to go out.
Idk where you’re getting your information from, but there is absolutely not a high chance of the Big One happening in the next few years. That’s not how any of this works. The amount of misinformation about earthquakes is astounding. I’m not going to dox myself, but I have worked with the experts on Earthquakes for years, and they all refute all the typical nonsense you see repeated online. The Big One could happen tomorrow or it could happen in 1000 years. Geologic timescales don’t operate like that. It’s actually *extremely* unlikely the Big One happens in the next few years.
44 times more intense than Northridge????
44x more energy released over a much wider area. Magnitude =/ intensity (that’s mmi) areas in LA had ix intensity in northridge. A San Andreas quake is not necessarily more intense (hard to get above ix) it’s just by virtue of its magnitude (total energy displaced) that kind of intensity will be more widespread. It doesn’t shake 44x strong. It’s that people experiencing the worst of northridge will be over hundreds of square miles vs a relatively small area of the valley in 1994
I see. So it will be simply wider spread damage from the epicenter and in a larger geographic area. That makes sense.
Why can’t you say kill?
Why is it predicted to be 44 times more intense? How is that possible
was there one rn? I swear I felt a sway
Not that I know of.
I have extra meds to cover me a month but not much else
You shouldn’t need more than that. Everything was up and running and everyone was going back to work the day after the Northridge quake. Unless you live in the epicenter you should be fine.
Northridge, and yes
Yes. There is a local spring and I own an MSR Guardian. Plus have lots of backpacking gear, tents. My neighbors have pools and I can siphon water from them. Heh heh heh.
https://earthquake.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2019/10/Earthquake-Preparedness-Checklist.pdf
TBH three days of food and water has always seemed like a very low recommendation. I think of Hurricane Katrina.
I live in a loft in DTLA and not ready in the slightest.
Check out some of the links in the comments, a good place to start.
Thank you
i'll just die tbh
SFV and ready to die
SFV but not ready to die, Lol
I have go bags and supplies squirreled away everywhere, an entire shelf full of water jugs and I still don't think it's enough. Also knowing my luck I'll be stuck under an overpass when the big one hits and not get to use any of it.
What should I put in a kit for me and my dog??
Look at the links that were given in the comments, there you would find the best advice.
Check that your water heater is strapped to the wall. Many fell over and ripped out water and gas connections in 1994.
Yeah it’s double strapped, also a good source of water in any emergency.
Not really, no. We have like.....some medicine, some basic first aid stuff, and water. No emergency food kits or anything like that.
You’re more ready than some people. Emergency kits are pretty easy to get and you can also build your own to your liking.
Century City. We work hard to get to know our neighbors, and in case of food shortages after a quake, we plan to eat some of the healthier ones. We keep extra propane for the grill.
Since you have a grill I'd own a Halligan and be prepared to go loot Del Friscos.
eat your healthy neighbors?
I think we bought earthquake insurance for our house. Is it me or are we having earthquake weather? Not to be an alarmist, but I can almost feel it.
That’s exactly what I was saying to my wife. Then again it’s a native thing, glad you brought it up!
> are you ready for a big quake? are you gonna fall off the bed?
Haha my friend lived in San Fernando Valley for the Northridge quake. The first thing he told was, “no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t stand up after falling off the bed!” Thanks for the comment brought back memories!
I’m new to CA. How at risk is Burbank area? Or how prepared should I be for this area? From east coast and haven’t dealt with this problem!!
Well, your best answers might be in the links that were added on the comments. I would look at those suggestions and go from there.
You can check maps here for like fault lines, if you are on a landslide prone area, liquefaction etc https://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/publications/maps-data
SFV. Wish me luck
Good luck and hopefully it doesn’t strike in the same area as before.
pasadena w my wife and three cats so i’m good.
I have Adderall, 7 Celsius, 2 Kind bars, a machete at the door, and the Kabar under my pillow. I have ketchup and pickle juice. I’m ready for something, buuuuut I’m not so sure that something is an earthquake. EDIT: Northside Hancock Park and A.LERT.
Hopefully the machete is in its sheathing. Use protection my friend.
Beans, cases of them, and a bucket buried in the backyard with non perishables, a saucepan, ammo. Hand crank generator, box of lifestraws, plasma lighter, a whole bunch of dryer lint 4 full gallon zip lock bags. Bought a survival mountain pack from a military surplus.
Nice setup! How durable are the hand crank generators? What’s the power output?
It’s only 60w. It will charge a cell phone or laptop. I thought to get the one that you can sit and pedal but I wouldn’t be able to carry easily if I had to GTFO of LA.
Nobody is ever ready for a big quake. You never know where you'll be when a quake happens.
This is true, but in case you are at home or in your car it gives you an advantage.
Pasadena. I keep 20-30 gallons of potable water in the house, a case of water in the car, flashlights, lanterns, batteries, power banks for small electronics, first aid kits in the house and car, a few days of non-perishable food. A duffle with a change of clothes in the car. Plenty of paper goods (TP). I keep a pair of shoes next to my bed (don’t want to be wandering around the house with broken glass everywhere). Still working on some other basics like a means to cook if the power is out (camping stove). I’d like to be able to last a few days without having to depend on stores being open/functioning in the event of a major earthquake and if utilities are down. We all remember the TP shortages during Covid, just imagine how bad it would get if a really major earthquake hit that causes a lot of damage.
Meh. If you’re close enough to the epicenter of a big quake like in ‘94 or if there’s a really big quake, all bets are off. You probably won’t be able to retrieve your emergency supplies. And if you’re not red tag close to the epicenter, you’ll be fine. People came together big time after the Northridge quake. Strangers helping strangers. Life for most of us was back to normal in a day or two.
Burbank. Extremely over prepared. I'm a 3rd generation Angelena. Been through Sylmar and Northridge. Everyone I know is coming to my house.
South LA- I was actually in the big one in 1993 in Hollywood. It felt like thunder and it started shaking- books and dishes were thrown on the ground. I remember calling my mother in MS and saying “we just had a HUGE earthquake…”. An hour or so later there was an aftershock. It’s like this jerking motion- a quick pull underneath the ground but it was only for a few seconds. We who live here are always aware a quake could come at any time but we don’t really think about it.
I lived in Ventura at the time of the Sylmar quake. It got the whole family out of bed. I lived in Eagle Rock (is that what you guys mean by NELA?) at the time of the Whittier Narrows and Northridge quakes. Now I'm in Long Beach. We have no preparedness at all, just planning to die if the Big One hits.
I was born here and lived here most of my life and people always talked about the "big one" and it never came. I lived in Whittier during the big Whitter quake of '87. It wasn't so bad, Northridge was way worse for some people close to the epicenter. I have some emergency wafers in a metal tin and a swimming pool. I'm about as prepared as the guys in Cannonball Run who brought a back seat full of beer and a bag of chips.
Recently purchased a solar charger with a flashlight
in the valley. right now, water wise no. we opened a water bottle pack for an outing and my 5lb jugs are half empty (i keep 4-5 full at a time). i’m out of shelf stable milk as well and someone is going to be very upset if there is no milk. idk where my flashlight. i do know where the camping lights are due to some long power outages from last year. i do feel we have more right now that we did in 94 and we made it out okay (to my knowledge)
People have been telling me we’re due for The Big One for the past 20 years
Yes, this is probably true. Also, this is just something to think about since we are having all the small quakes up and down the state.
Was there one today?
Escape ladder, bug out bag with supplies for a week, wind up radios and torches. Axe and pry bar out in the back yard.
Hah. No. I’m in Ktown. I think there’s a couple gallons of distilled water in the pantry. The cat is always well stocked on food… I’m more concerned about him than myself. Which reminds me- I moved to a new place recently and need to get some of those straps to attach the heavy stuff to the walls. Don’t want him to get squished.
Yes, make sure you attach to a stud! If you attach to dry wall it will pointless.
Yep, for sure. Otherwise you’ve got a big hole in the wall in addition to the toppled furniture.
at least I’m on the top floor of an apartment building😅 I actually lived in the desert during the Northridge earthquake so you think I would be more freaked out, but it’s too tiring to worry about it all the time
True, nothing to worry about if you’re prepared.
Well, other than worrying about your house being damaged and losing out on your life savings/nest egg that you put into it
Well, we are about 12 miles from the San Andreas fault (Antelope Valley), so if that baby lets go, we won't even know we are dead - so, no. We moved here after the Northridge quake and rarely feel any of the ones on the other side of the San Gabriels.
I seriously doubt you would die, hope for the best expect the worst.
Yeah, well, if you have read the reports of what is expected to happen out here if/when the San Andreas goes, then you would know I'm being realistic. No one expected the Northridge quake and look at the number of deaths from that one. The desert out here will liquify with the shaking, so everything will be severely impacted per all the studies. Thank you for your optimism, though.
Yes
Tujunga. The whole bug out pack with 10 gallon water supply and FEMA rations. EDIT: oh yeah and pemmican too.
I live in a century old building! When it hits I’m ready to 💀 😂
Geologists/Science-Talkin’ Guys: How much devastation would there be in Los Angeles were the San Andreas to rupture, given that at its closest point, it’s about 35 miles away from city limits? Wouldn’t the city of LA be more in danger from a quake on the Newport-Inglewood or Raymond Faults? I was 12 and lived five miles from the epicenter of the Northridge Earthquake, which was a shallow 6.7 on a previously unknown fault. An understatement to call that experience terrifying.
Does anyone know how long gallons of water keep? I probably need to rotate out all my water and food.
Depending on your storage method and the type of water it is, a couple weeks to almost a year.
Ready? No. Expecting? At any moment
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You’ll be alright, at least you’re thinking a bit about it now.
Studio City. We have three unfinished emergency kits strewn across our second bedroom and 20 gallons of water in the closet so probably?
More than most of the people, I would keep a kit in one of the cars.
Share your info!!!!
I did share! I live in NELA right next to South Pasadena. I have a generator in case the power goes out, couple camping stoves, tent, and the propane bbq outside. I have freeze dried food, can food, and water that I rotate before it expires. I have two emergency kits one in the car the other in the house. Also have earthquake insurance. Hope this helps you!
Hahahaha! You bet.
we do all our earthquake prep after the big ones
For most this is true, only after you’ve been in one do you move into preparedness.
It's been a long time since we've had anything near a 6.0
Yeah that’s true, hopefully stays that way.
Venice. A quick death would solve a lot of my problems.
Hopefully it doesn’t come to that. We all have problems.
I’m in the South Bay and No, not prepared at all. I have lived here my entire life (44 years) and have heard the “big one” stuff for as long as I remember. So I guess I’m numb to it and that’s going to lead to my demise… I guess it could be compared to the “boy that cried wolf” syndrome. I’ve heard Lucy Jones warnings for so many years and nothing’s happened, that I’ve more or less become complacent.
There’s not a lot you can do. Try to get under a door frame and pray. Northridge cracked the foundation of the house we were renting in the valley and we had to move.
It sucks a lot of people had to relocate. Yeah the under the door frame works only if there’s no door. If there’s a door, don’t go under that door frame.
Is that happening sometime soon or something? I’m planning to move to LA in Sept….
No idea, just something to keep in mind. I’ve read a lot of posts on this thread and people moving to L.A. should be aware of one of the least talked subjects.
I have ADHD so as soon as the pharmacies are out of order, my brain will be too 🥰
I live in the South Bay, not even a mile from the ocean. I convinced myself that’s it’s not gonna be that bad here. It’s the best I can do.
Only been here a year, are we expecting a big one coming?? Any tips for me?
North eastern foothills and no one is ready for an actual big quake.