I have been reading and been more interested in Geology
In this book titled Northwest Exposure by David Alt and Donald Hyndman
They address the future of the San Andreas Fault and California:
"If the Sand Andreas fault continues to move as it has during the last 15 or so million years, it will detach the part of California west of the fault from the rest of California"
So basically, Los Angeles will detach, and will become its own island (and it wont happen overnight!)
They address the earthquake issue:
"Most estimates suggest that costal areas of the Northwest should expect an earthquake of magnitude 8.5-9 about every 500-600 years." "These giant earthquakes seem likely to hit coastal areas 50-100 miles west of Seattle or Portland."
We are due! Due to Geologists the last "big one" was about 600 years ago.
The San Andreas and the Queen Charlotte faults will converge to create a new moutain range that will create a new costal range, that will basically build new mountains on the pacific coast, whiche the Cascade Mountain Range will sink and dwindle.
According to the usgs earthquake page, California had 40 earthquakes already today!
http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/catalogs/eqs1day-M1.txt
So California did have an earthquake and has up to 50 per day....
Now they say that this constant release of energy in California is good along this fault. If you go North, to Portland and Seattle, it has been pretty quiet. I would rather live in a place knowing that the energy of the earth is constantly being released, than living in a place where it is building and building.
I think it would be of interest to look into the Seattle, Puget Sound areas for the "big one."