I’ve resigned myself to the fact that in the case of an earthquake I would most definitely die. Let me rewind: the Hayward fault runs straight down Memorial Stadium. I live right next to Memorial Stadium.
Our house is three stories with a basement, and I live on the top story in an attic room. My room sits atop the bottom of the hill. I’m pretty sure an earthquake would happen something like this:
First of all, it would have to be 5.0 or greater. I’m talking about The Big One. I would probably be asleep or at least on my bed. The room would start shaking like mad, and then there are two possibilities.
1. The roof falls on my head. Concussion possible.
2. The house sways so much (it being on a wooden frame) that my room slides off and I go flying out the window to a three-story plus basement drop to splatter on the pavement below.
I’m pretty sure it’s going to be the latter, but if I do somehow survive and make it outside (not through my window), there’s still a chance of death.
You see, my house’s “safe” meeting spot is in the Memorial Stadium parking lot. The Hayward fault runs exactly through this as well.