Pay a Little Now, or a Lot Later

By William H. Bakun

Summary

Odds are 2-in-3 that at least one disastrous earthquake will strike the San Francisco Bay Area before 2020. Faced with this threat, corporations and government agencies have stepped up efforts that will reduce future losses by billions of dollars.

Last modified June 22, 2012
First posted April 13, 2011

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Bakun, W.H., 1995, revised 1998, Pay a little now, or a lot later: U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 169–95. (Available at http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/1995/0169/.)

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