No. Both are excluded from standard California homeowners policies and are written separately. Earthquake is bought as its own policy or endorsement, and the deductible is typically a percentage of the coverage limit rather than a flat amount, which makes it larger than people expect. Flood is written through the federal program or a private flood carrier, and new coverage normally has a waiting period before it takes effect. Both are worth deciding on deliberately rather than by default, since a standard policy will not respond to either.
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