If a volcano was about to erupt under the ground your house sits on would you stay or leave your house for good?

[thegreenyogi]

[Nik1hil]

Leave.. it's just a house.. a shelter.

If the shelter isn't protecting, then it isn't shelter anymore..

I heard ICELAND is Trembling like hell.. MAJOR VOLCANIC ACTIVITY..

[NathanDavis]

I'll stay...

50/50 chances I'll gain supernatural powers and become a super hero...

[exitseven]

I would try to gather all my stuff and get the heck out after I made sure my house insurance covered volcanic eruptrions.

[abc3643]

Well, that wouldn't happen because I would have been smart enough to not purchase property in a seismically active/volcanic zone. It's one reason why I moved out of Los Angeles after the 1994 MLK Day Northridge Earthquake; even my neighbors who'd lived there a long time and remembered the Long Beach earthquake of 1971 said "Woah, that was a big one!" That signaled to me that, after I was getting laid-off that week, to leave Los Angeles.

[abc3643]

https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/70017610

The magnitude 6.7 Northridge, California, earthquake of 17 January 1994
Science
By: L. Jones, (et al)

Abstract
The most costly American earthquake since 1906 struck Los Angeles on 17 January 1994. The magnitude 6.7 Northridge earthquake resulted from more than 3 meters of reverse slip on a 15-kilometer-long south-dipping thrust fault that raised the Santa Susana mountains by as much as 70 centimeters. The fault appears to be truncated by the fault that broke in the 1971 San Fernando earthquake at a depth of 8 kilometers. Of these two events, the Northridge earthquake caused many times more damage, primarily because its causative fault is directly under the city. Many types of structures were damaged, but the fracture of welds in steel-frame buildings was the greatest surprise. The Northridge earthquake emphasizes the hazard posed to Los Angeles by concealed thrust faults and the potential for strong ground shaking in moderate earthquakes. The most costly American earthquake since 1906 struck Los Angeles on 17 January 1994. The magnitude 6.7 Northridge earthquake resulted from more than 3 meters of reverse slip on a 15-kilometer-long south-dipping thrust fault that raised the Santa Susana mountains by as much as 70 centimeters. The fault appears to be truncated by the fault that broke in the 1971 San Fernando earthquake at a depth of 8 kilometers. Of these two events, the Northridge earthquake caused many times more damage, primarily because its causative fault is directly under the city. Many types of structures were damaged, but the fracture of welds in steel-frame buildings was the greatest surprise. The Northridge earthquake emphasizes the hazard posed to Los Angeles by concealed thrust faults and the potential for strong ground shaking in moderate earthquakes.

[abc3643]

earthquake.usgs.gov/.../executive

[abc3643]

Keep in mind that, before a volcano erupts, there are going to be earthquakes...
So, if you avoid earthquake zones, you know you are avoiding volcanic zones.

[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

Oh, you mean like that impending volcano eruption in Iceland that opened a hole in the street? Nah, I’d grab my shit and bail like they did lmao

[AviatorTom]

What a dumb question. Of course I'd leave. But before I do, I'd set up a bunch of cameras so I can livestream the eruption, up close and personal.

[Potteplante]

Pack up and leave - I'm Icelandic, I ain't playing around with that shit.

[KostasKouvalis]

Probably stay. I'm a geography nerd, and this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. I get excited when we have an earthquake, because they're so rare here.

[DaveJord]

Depends, I mean if I wanted to die, then what better place to do it in then you own home.

[BoopBoopBeep]

I have rescue kittens to protect. We'd be out this bish in a heartbeat

[NamerOfStars]

If it's "about to erupt", then the poisonous gases will already have killed me.

[Andres77]

Iceland is facing a similar dilemma. I think, asking the citizens of Pompeii what they wish they would have done would be a good idea

[ChiTown33]

Of course I'd leave. But I live in the Midwest so that'd be wild.

[tfan1]

Pack up, take all the pics you can and leave.

[EmmaMary]

Common sense would naturally be telling me to leave.

[Joker_]

gotta stay and protect the house from volcanic terrorism

[Nikki1989]

I would have to leave.

[FenixG45]

Stay. I can't outrun a volcano! Remember Pompei

[FenixG45]

How about you?

[thegreenyogi]

I'd leave because I still have things in life I need to do!!

[FenixG45]

I'd leave if escape is possible, but I thought you meant the volcano was imminent & inescapable!

[thegreenyogi]

Well let's put it this way I was speaking of something like an hour or so before it erupts...

[FenixG45]

Sonething? LOL

[thegreenyogi]

😅😅

[FenixG45]

Then I'm outta there!

[Anonymous]

how is that even a question , no one in there right mind would stay

[RedInnocent68]

That’s actually a question? Seems a bit obvious…

[thegreenyogi]

As obvious as it may seem it's still interesting to see who takes the question seriously and who doesn't.

[Drumlin2001]

Take my kids and run

[Kelly6]

Leave