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I'm not sure what Japan would say. 2011 Tohoku earthquake was pretty disastorous. If that type of earthquake hit SF or Tokyo, I don't really know how much eart
by wallace_f 9y ago
I'm not sure what Japan would say. 2011 Tohoku earthquake was pretty disastorous.
If that type of earthquake hit SF or Tokyo, I don't really know how much earthquake-proofing will matter?
Stuff like this seems pretty scary for big buildings: https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Liquefaction_at_Niigata.JPG#mw-jump-to-license https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Liquefaction_at_Ni...
- asteli 9y agoNot sure why you chose to illustrate this with a photo from over 50 years ago. I'd like to think that our understanding of earthquake safety has evolved since the 40s? 50s? whenever those structures were built.
- wallace_f 9y agoI actually didn't assert anything here. It would be interesting if someone with expertise was able to offer better insight. Like the above picture illustrates, I don't know if at some point it matters anymore how well the building or foundation is built if the ground is liquified, or moves too much.