Answer 1:
According to the map at the web site
scec.gps.caltech.edu:80/ftp/SCEC/maps/PhaseII.gif,
there should be at least two earthquakes large
enough to cause damage to old brick and stone
buildings each century in Santa Barbara. That
means that in the next ten years there is roughly
a one in five chance of having an earthquake that
big. I am afraid that that is about the best
geologists can do now to predict earthquakes in
Santa Barbara. There is almost zero possibility
of a volcano forming in Santa Barbara any time in
the next million years. I hope that doesn't
disappoint you!
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