Some were retrofitted for earthquakes.

@Jojo Toto I wanted to get earthquake insurance because my properties are only a few blocks away and if we got a good one my whole portfolio would be lost.

http://www.city-data.com/ is a free site that helps find local data such as geological hazards(floods, earthquakes, etc), average household income, average SFH price, things like average duplex triplex, quadplex price, and basically everything that can help you all you have to do is enter your city in the search bar(it is good to compare the data to find the best place to invest based on the data)

Then, while our kitchen floor looked like it had been in a record breaking earthquake, it took them NEARLY A MONTH to replace it.  

The house probably has foundation issues due to the earthquake.  

I now lose sleep :) that I should cash out before another crash or the next big one (earthquake), we keep hearing about.

@David M  I thought it was CA that had the crazy high insurance rates with so many companies pulling out after fire, floods, mudslides, and earthquakes.   

Sooooooo goood :)Just compare how people acted in new Orleans during Katrina and how the Japanese acted after the earthquake and Tsunami..  

The one that offers wind also offers flood and earthquake (mandatory coverage even if not in a flood or earthquake prone area) and is an all peril policy including theft.

., a fire, or it collapses in an earthquake) you could be sued by the tenant and your insurance might refuse to pay.I can't answer you specifics about the city of LA.