tiered plot centers on a group of  scientists trying to predict future earthquakes on the west coast, a  corrupt builder constructing high rise apartments on unstable land,  and the original characters adjusting to new relationships (Kennedy  and Principal) and new business ventures (Roundtree and Dell). An  unexpected, massive earthquake hits off the coast of San Francisco,  leveling the city, as a tsunami threatens to wash the Bay Area off  the map. Completed in late