Earthquakes happen, and somewhat unpredictably. I am mindful of a locally generated quake in 1812, with an epicenter in the Santa Barbara Channel, that sent a wave to the steps of the Santa Barbara Mission. At that time, there was no warning at all. The scars from that event are still plainly evident on Santa Rosa Island, and probably elsewhere.

The inundation profile for Cannon Beach is very similar to our local map with large incursions up the Ventura River and the Santa Clara River, very likely severing highway 101. Probably the main solace is that current theory predicts that our locally generated quakes will be nowhere near the magnitude of the Really Big One anticipated in Cascadia.