Interesting stories. always a good reminder.
Looks like LA escaped BIG trouble - that dam could have been a major problem. we still have dams over that way - I have never studied them in any detail. I wonder if they are less vulnerable now??

Northridge was 1994. That was the last major quake that was "under our feet". It has been 21 years and NO significant quake in LA since then. WE have felt a couple of tremors, but no direct damage. I CHECKED that statistics - So Cal should get two large quakes about every 25 years. That refers to quakes that are 6 or 7 magnitude. So we are getting well overdue for something. WHEN it does come, it will really rattle peoples' fears a lot.

Pete