24 Mar
2010
24 Mar
'10
6:35 p.m.
Michael Thomas wrote:
Something to keep in mind is that raw magnitude isn't the whole story. The ground composition is *much* more important when it comes to destructiveness. A 5.0 earthquake in the Netherlands might be extremely damaging because of liquifaction.
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.