Pretty strong California quake just hit 3:42 pm April 4

[cinyc]

I was just about to post the same thing. Am I not pretty good at this sort of thing, or what?  

The map has the epicenter just south of Mexicali, and north of the Gulf of California, so basically at the mouth of the Colorado River. You know if the Big One hits down there, it could slice open a relatively small rise that blocks the Gulf of California from flooding in  all the way up to La Quinta and Indio in the Coachella Valley, putting both of my desert houses under 60 feet of water (they are 60 feet below sea level), never to be seen again. That is why I have quake insurance on both.

Is quake insurance enough, or would you need flood insurance?

[cinyc]

I'm watching my friend's house and he and his family are on vacation in Cabo... I hope they are okay...

Cabo is about as far away from the epicenter as San Francisco.  They should be fine.  I'd be more worried about Mexicali.