The day after the next big SoCal earthquake,  residents of Southern California will fall into two categories.  Those that everything reasonable to prepare for an earthquake, and those that regret that they did not prepare more.[nl][nl]The outcomes of the decision to ignore the risk and fail to prepare could be disastrous.  Loss of assets, emotional duress and even loss of life might occur. [nl][nl]Fortunately, the time and money required to prepare is not so great as to be an obstacle for most people.  Much of the work required to protect your SoCal home is just planning.