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Yes, there are earthquake standards for new buildings, and mandatory retrofitting for older buildings (as they are updated). From what I've seen, this is prett
by adrianmacneil 10y ago
Yes, there are earthquake standards for new buildings, and mandatory retrofitting for older buildings (as they are updated).
From what I've seen, this is pretty similar to San Francisco. It would be interesting to see data comparing the standards across earthquake-prone countries/regions.
- disordinary 10y agoI used to work for a structural engineering company that had offices in both NZ and California, from what I understand the standards of earthquake engineering in NZ are higher than in California. To be honest I think you're probably safer in a large earthquake in a post Christchurch NZ than in a small earthquake in a country that doesn't usually get them.