Warbler said:

So excuse me for being little scared that something might happen to my house and I and/or my parents might get hurt, or friends and other family members might get hurt. If that makes me a wuss, so be it.

Well, then it is good bkev already took that comment back and conceded your point before you made it.

bkev said:

I suppose I should take back my wuss comment. In CA, many buildings are built to stand such shocks - special foundations, not built out of bricks, etc. On the east coast there are plenty of brick buildings. So it's a bit bigger of a deal.