“Unless we aggressively pursue earthquake hazard reduction...

“Unless we aggressively pursue earthquake hazard reduction measures, there is the potential for many people to die--perhaps more people than have ever died in a single day from a natural disaster in the history of the United States.”

--Richard Andrews, deputy director of the state Office of Emergency Services, as new studies indicated that the Los Angeles and San Francisco areas are the parts of California at greatest risk from quakes for the next 30 years.