You must not be from earthquake country. I am, and can tell you that a 6.2 will rock your world. I don't care how up to code your building is.
“You must not be from earthquake country. I am”
Just the opposite.
I was a few miles from the Loma Prieta epicenter.
For weeks there were aftershocks, many up to 6.
We got so we all became experts at how large a quake is. We’d throw money in to a pot after each one and everyone would write down their guess. Closest to it got the pot.
A few years later I was in LA when the Northridge quake hit.
Biggest ones I felt were further away in the desert so they weren’t so bad where I was, but they shook a long time.
I make that comment because I have so much experience with earthquakes, including big ones.
I agree 6 is not small and if one were close it would be even worse.
But in modern areas with buildings built or fitted, a six will not due massive damage.
I’m talking about damage.
In places like Iran and China a six can kill thousands.