When I started a software dev contract in a Southern California high-rise, I had to undergo 2 hours of earthquake safety training before I could start working.

When I started a software dev contract in a Southern California high-rise, I had to undergo 2 hours of earthquake safety training before I could start working. I think it would be unusual for any Bay Area employer to require any earthquake safety procedures, despite a far higher potential for risk to life and limb. Very few buildings will collapse in a Bay Area earthquake, but the number is not zero. Far more will be "damaged" and that may still involve plenty of lives lost. San Francisco I'm not as worried about- the east bay and parts of the peninsula (esp. Foster City) would concern me more. Best link I've found: http://gis.abag.ca.gov/website/Hazards/?hlyr=liqSusceptibility http://gis.abag.ca.gov/website/Hazards/?hlyr=liqSusceptibili...