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In Europe pretty much any old house is made out of brick. They've been through many earthquakes, built hundreds of years ago and still standing; and this is wit
by pbz 13y ago
In Europe pretty much any old house is made out of brick. They've been through many earthquakes, built hundreds of years ago and still standing; and this is without reinforcement.
- jacquesm 13y agoMost earthquakes in Europe aren't all that strong. But when they are: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_Vrancea_earthquake http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1977_Vrancea_earthquake
- arethuza 13y agoAnd the Lisbon earthquake: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1755_Lisbon_earthquake http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1755_Lisbon_earthquake Probably associated with a new subduction zone that appears to be forming at this side of the Atlantic: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23711-will-new-tectonic-fault-system-kill-the-atlantic.html#.UhsZPj9Z7-Y http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23711-will-new-tectoni...
- pbz 13y agoTrue, but most of the casualties came from large (poorly built) buildings collapsing, not regular houses.
- arethuza 13y ago"In Europe pretty much any old house is made out of brick." Depends on what is the most easily available building material - here in Scotland pretty much all old buildings are made of stone (everything from small houses up). NB Speaking of making things from stone - the 5000 year old village of Skara Brae even has remaining furniture made of stone: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skara_Brae http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skara_Brae
- kalms 13y agoProbably wouldn't want to live in one during a strong 6+ earthquake, but they are pretty handy during a hurricane. If you can manage to make the roof stay put.