With the recent earthquake and tsunami happening in Japan, I wonder what effects they will have on inground pools. When San Francisco had its major earthquake in 1989, I wonder how many pools were damaged and if they were repairable. Does anyone know?
Earthquakes and pools
- Thread starter kal2002
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I'm sure there were plenty. I lived about 50 minutes from SF then, we rolled like crazy.
Earthquake insurance. I bought it a year ago and i think it added maybe $50 to my policy. Cost depends on where you live i imagine.
I bet earthquake insurance in San Francisco is like flood insurance in New Orleans...bk406 said:
I'm sure!Beez said:I bet earthquake insurance in San Francisco is like flood insurance in New Orleans...bk406 said:
My pool lived through the 8.1 
earthquake in August '93. I was told that there was no damage, but the waves created in the pool splashed out quite a bit of water.
earthquake in August '93. I was told that there was no damage, but the waves created in the pool splashed out quite a bit of water.Yup, it's expensive. It more than doubles the insurance premium on a house and has a large deductible of 10% or 15%. For a $500,000 policy with associated coverages at their minimums and a 15% deductible it's about $1000 per year. You can read more at the California Earthquake Authority.Beez said:I bet earthquake insurance in San Francisco is like flood insurance in New Orleans...
I think guamguy is talking about something like this.....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NOePXjG_zE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NOePXjG_zE
openpool said:
We had a 6.8 quake that I was next to a pool/spa combo that the spa lost about 10" of water.
I can only imagine what a 8.8-9.0 feels like. The 6.8 everything looked like it was liquid.
I lived in San Jose when the Loma Prieta quake hit. My apartment complex was circular, with the pool and patio in the center. The pool itself had no damage. But about the top 5 feet of water sloshed out. It sent a wave right through some open sliding glass doors, and washed all the tanbark out of the planters and dragged it back into the pool. Total mess.
Wow, it is amazing to hear that the structure of pools don't get much damage by earthquakes. I was thinking that maybe they will crack at the bottom or something.
BK, REALLY..., Earthquake Insurance?????? You make me laugh like a giraffe! You can just donate that $50.00 to me for my Earthquake Insurance Policy...
salp said:
Ok, you laugh. About 4 years ago down on the south shore in Swansea, MA, there was an earthquake. Measured about a 4 (yea i know little one). It destroyed a house. Leveled it. Believe it or not, Boston sits on a fault line that runs into central mass. If we had a pretty decent quake, the entire back bay boston from Comm. Ave to the river would go right into the Charles since its all fill. About 3 years ago, my house rattled with a 3.5 centered in West Boylston in Worcester county. $50 is cheap even if it never happened. If it did, i'm covered
My insurance deductible is pretty cheap for every kind of damage EXCEPT earthquakes. For earthquake damage, it's about 5x the amountsalp said:
Thankfully, I haven't had to use it 