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Originally Posted by Dantilla View Post
A wood-framed house is the best there is for riding through an earthquake. If we ever have a quake big enough to take down my house, it will be the least of my worries, as society as we know it will be truely messed up, with no infrastructure left.
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Exactly. Wood houses are very flexible. Of course stuff inside the house may go for a ride.

Knowing how hard insurance co's work to NOT pay claims, I'm inclined to not buy their product. YMMV
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