A framed house is about the safest building you can be in in an earthquake. They are small enough that they just flex with the earthquake. It's masonry buildin

A framed house is about the safest building you can be in in an earthquake. They are small enough that they just flex with the earthquake. It's masonry buildings that are the most dangerous. Either way, you should not be trying to exit a building during an earthquake because the greatest risk is debris falling on you, not the building collapsing on you. In fact, framed houses are so safe that the current advice is that if you are in bed when an earthquake occurs, you should stay in bed. You are more likely to get hurt trying to get out of bed and find cover.