re: #15 EmmmieG

Does an early-warning earthquake system exist anywhere? (Officially ignorant on this one).

There was an article about it in Scientific American a month or two ago. Japan has the ability to potentially provide one to two MINUTES warning. They have these stations set up all around the country. There is talk of doing something similar along the west coast.

Best case scenario: you get a 1 minute warning (by text message/radio/etc) to stop your car or exit your building etc.