Expert: Older structures vulnerable to 'big one'
Earthquake engineering expert Jim Wilcoski doesn't worry about quake insurance on his house.
Although he might see some of its brick veneer flake off in a really big Midwest tremor, he figures, structural damage is unlikely.
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