[Kaderin Triste]

Originally Posted by Coda

As mentioned earlier, the door frame thing is obsolete advice. It was valid for houses built before modern building codes because door frames were reinforced by virtue of having to have a door put into them. Anything built since, like, the 1960s is constructed in a more earthquake-resistant fashion, and you're in more danger from stuff on the walls falling down (or from YOU falling down) than you are from the walls themselves falling down, so you're better off taking cover under a heavy piece of furniture that will block the debris.

And, as mentioned earlier, this whole "doorframe issue" was caused by incorrect information passed along by school teachers approximately 20-ish years ago and in a state that seldom has earthquakes strong enough to be of any major note. The previous earthquake of any real note happened 12 years ago and I never felt it.
Having also been previously corrected on proper earthquake etiquette, I will know for the next big quake...in 10+years.

Gizzie: Ohhh...I would hate to live in a place that gets a lot of tornadoes! One of my friends loves them and really wants to stormchase in Tornado Alley. I will never ever go with him for that though.