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Earthquakes scare the shit out of me. I was unfortunate enough to experience one in Japan, where dozens of people were killed and water was out for weeks—despit
by jim-jim-jim 8y ago
Earthquakes scare the shit out of me. I was unfortunate enough to experience one in Japan, where dozens of people were killed and water was out for weeks—despite probably being the most prepared society on earth. I can't imagine what a proper one would look like in America.
Up until recently I've comforted myself with the thought that I'm safe here on the east coast. That's until I read that the NYC area is overdue for one as well: not nearly as big, but that doesn't matter to unreinforced masonry. And the nuclear power plant sitting on the fault line.
- essayist 8y agoWere you on the East Coast in August 2011? https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011/08/earthquake-dc-explainer/ https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011/08/earthquake-dc-e...
- jim-jim-jim 8y agoI was. I was far enough away from the epicenter that it felt like a pigeon fart. I knew the magnitude was greater further south, but I didn't think it warranted further consideration. It's only after feeling a 7.0+ one that I developed this healthy(?) sense of preparedness.