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To: bd476

When I was there in 2007 there was a minor one. They are very good about designing building to withstand them.


132 posted on 03/03/2010 6:41:24 PM PST by Perdogg ("Is that a bomb in your pants, or are you excited to come to America?")
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To: Perdogg
Perdogg wrote: "When I was there in 2007 there was a minor one. They are very good about designing building to withstand them."

Most areas in EQ zones have been building with a plan to minimize damage to buildings and roads during quakes. Yet as what happened during the 6.7 Magnitude Northridge quake, it's not a safe assumption that the building you're in or the freeway you're traveling on will be able to withstand a quake.

For example the relatively new Golden State Freeway overpass which collapsed sending a motorcycle LEO to his early death had been retrofitted/

Also while a building might remain standing, it's the contents within which also present tremendous hazards to humans.

Hopefully there will be no injuries in this Taiwan quake.


147 posted on 03/03/2010 7:00:38 PM PST by bd476
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To: Tainan

according to the responses at USGS it seems Tannin wasn’t hit to bad. But what do you say?


151 posted on 03/03/2010 7:03:10 PM PST by Steve Van Doorn (*in my best Eric cartman voice* 'I love you guys')
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