 I just have a few comments to make about the behavior of animals before and after earthquakes. Presently, I have a small dog. I've only had her for about a year and a half. But I also have an Amazon parrot that I've had for about 16 years. I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for quite some time. And even when I could not feel an earthquake, the parrot could. Because you would be awakened in the middle of the night to flap, flap, flap, flap, BANG!