With an 8.8 magnitude earthquake hitting Chile, and a tsunami-watch across the Pacific affecting 53 countries--it's hard not to worry that California will be affected--not only is there a tsunam watch in effect--but we have those little things know as faults running under our state, hey, practically running under our city.

So, if an earthquake hit--would you be prepared?  If you and your family and friends don't have an earthquake plan, this is a great time to make one. Some essentials:

Figure out how you could communicate and.or meet up if a quake hit when you were not at home

Make sure you have water--if infrastructure is disrupted, you are going to need it, along with food supplies.

Plan for pets: in rhe chaos of an earthquake, animals also suffer.

Decide if you need to head for a doorway--or try to get outside--or drop, cover and hold

Do you k now how to turn off the gas line? One of the big problems after a quake are fires that spring up from open gas lines--and houses that then burn.

Here are some links for earthquake preparedness:

Emergency supplies to get

What the American Red Cross suggests you have on hand

Evaluate if you are ready(FEMA)

Check out this game to learn more

Follow the Twitter streams for info on the Chilean earthquake and the Tsunami watches; live Ustream from Chile here, CNN and major media also covering

Update: Here's the data for when a Tsunami wave is predicted to reach the Bay area- 3:26 PM.