As far away as I could get.
The quake in SF was a 7.0 yes, but it last 10-15 seconds. It wasn't followed by 30 or more aftershocks in the 3.0 - 5.0+ range.
It killed 60+ people and injured around 4000.
It was minor in comparison to the deaths in Haiti.
PLUS, there was help on the way, and people KNEW help was on the way from the whole nation.
I don't think the two situations really compare.
I heard today that the Haiti quake was a release of 3X the energy of the North Ridge quake. I have a feeling that might have hurt even high quality structures. Not as much, for sure, but still ...
After further investigation (you could have just told me), I found there were more aftershocks from the SF quake than there have been so far in Haiti.
Your original comment on this was the most informed (duh), and you are correct about the difference in construction being instrumental in the amount of damage.
Your comparison was valid, and I was wrong.