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Almost half of Americans live in an earthquake zone. Wood is a hell of a lot safer than masonry or rammed earth in such conditions.
by Baeocystin 4y ago
Almost half of Americans live in an earthquake zone. Wood is a hell of a lot safer than masonry or rammed earth in such conditions.
- gtop3 4y agoIt's very reasonable to build a masonry structure that is safe in a large earth quake. They are however more likely to suffer major damage during an earthquake. Wood framed houses are less likely to be damaged, and have much cheaper repairs when they are damaged.
- paganel 4y ago> Almost half of Americans live in an earthquake zone Apart from CA and maybe some other parts further North where is that earthquake zone? Seriously asking.
- Baeocystin 4y agoA lot more of the continent than most people think! Further reading: https://www.usgs.gov/news/featured-story/nearly-half-americans-exposed-potentially-damaging-earthquakes https://www.usgs.gov/news/featured-story/nearly-half-america...
- farzy 4y agohttps://www.mtu.edu/geo/community/seismology/learn/earthquakes-midwest-east/ https://www.mtu.edu/geo/community/seismology/learn/earthquak...