The Ring of Fire in the Pacific: Dubious Predictions & Facts

Time to wear my honesty on my sleeve: I'm scared to death of walking along one of my favorite beaches next (or any) summer on the Oregon Coast and suddenly experiencing an earthquake that borders somewhere around an 8 or 9 magnitude. Mind you, I've never experienced even a small earthquake when walking on the Oregon Coast in any year of my life I've visited and partially lived there during the summer. By the time a person managed to get up off the treadmill-like sand from such an event and run to their car--they'd probably pass a familiar sign that I've seen for years now that almost everybody ignores. Right at the point where you enter the sand on a lot of Oregon beaches, a common sign you'll see says "In the event of a tsunami following an earthquake--you only have five minutes to get to higher ground." That's right, you're expected to run like your legs are composed of bionic materials, get into your car and make it fly over likely hundreds of panicked people in traffic into the hills before a giant wave comes crashing to shore--subsequently making the local community an underwear ghost town in a matter of minutes.

Well, survivability is possible if you're at the right place and time and by sheer divine protection.