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Re: Earthquakes
From: Jeroen van Aart <jeroen () mompl net>
Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 15:35:31 -0700
Michael Thomas wrote:
Something to keep in mind is that raw magnitude isn't the whole story. Theground composition is *much* more important when it comes to destructiveness.A 5.0 earthquake in the Netherlands might be extremely damaging because ofliquifaction.
Yes the one I mentioned from the late 80s damaged buildings quite a bit around the epi centre in the SE. That would be damage such as falling roof tiles and cracks in walls. But then the Dutch do build a lot with brick and mortar. That's a big no no in places like California.
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