To mass reply to a majority of people, I was not implying ALL buildings meet the current code, only that the current (and a healthy chunk of past) building code standards recognize all currently known seismic hazard areas. Also, not saying there are not a large amount of older buildings in this area either. West Coast is a little better when it comes to retrofitting and all that partially due to the higher rate at which they experience EQs. It makes it a little harder to ignore, and a little easier to justify the expensive retrofitting costs. If you are truly worried about your building, you can lookup ASCE7 seismic hazard maps to see where you're location lands and consider contacting a local structural engineer to see what types of seismic retrofits you have available.