Steve,
If it breaks off this far inland, I have a feeling that a lot more than just Calif. is going to be hurting. With the loss of weight on this side of the country the East Coast will sink as the lighter West Coast rises. Isn't Maine on the East Coast??
Ron
As for the quakes, I have been through so many that a tornado or hurricane scares me worse. I have only been through one each of those and it seemed as if they lasted for hours, but I doubt if it was more than minutes. In abig quake, you don't have time to get scared, and then you can run for cover before the after shocks.
