3. San Francisco, USA
Obviously, if you’re traveling to San Francisco, you should be aware of the possibility for tremor trouble. The city has a history of destruction when Mother Nature gets mad. In 1906, a 7.8 magnitude quake shook the city, killing more than 3,000 people when fires broke out. In 1989, a 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck the city, causing more than $5 billion in damages in mere moments. Being situated near the San Andreas Fault doesn’t bode well for the city by the Bay.
4. Quito, Ecuador
To be blunt, now is probably a good time to go to Ecuador, since their timer has officially been reset after being hit with a 7.8 magnitude quake on April 16, 2016. The terrible natural disaster is responsible for more than 600 deaths on the northern coast as well as increased economic instability. “Ecuador will temporarily increase some taxes, sell assets, and may issue new bonds on the international market to fund a multi-billion dollar reconstruction.” Authorities are saying its business as usual in the tourist-popular Amazon, Andes and Galapagos regions of Ecuador, but be aware that it is a seismically active country on the Ring of Fire, and its infrastructure isn’t equipped to handle big disasters – especially in heavily populated centers like Quito or Guayaquil.
