Big quake would likely devastate California

Could the same thing that has happened to Japan, happen in California?  Yes, and it may be closer that you think. 

Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, and famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.

From the news article:

California will experience unthinkable damage when the next powerful quake strikes, probably within 30 years, even though the state prides itself on being on the leading edge of earthquake science. Modern skyscrapers built to the state’s now-rigorous building codes might ride out the big jolt that experts say is all but inevitable, but the surviving buildings will tower over a carpet of rubble from older structures that have collapsed. Hot desert winds could fan fires that quakes inevitably cause, overwhelming fire departments, even as ancient water pipelines burst, engineers and architects say.

Big quake would likely devastate California

http://www.nationalpost.com/news/world/japan/quake+would+likely+devastate+California/4441063/story.html