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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 02:23 PM Original message |
A little fact about east coast vs west coast earthquakes. |
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truedelphi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
1. One other important point - you can't construct a kid's tree house in calif. |
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kick-ass-bob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 02:31 PM Response to Original message |
2. No, point for point, the distance felt will be greater. |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 02:36 PM Response to Reply #2 |
5. Yes. Because all those people crowded together will hold the damaged buildings up. |
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woodsprite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 02:41 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. They'll cushion the parts of buildings that will fall. |
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itsrobert (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 02:51 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. You are correct |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 04:15 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. NO. They need to stay in the buildings in a safe place |
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uppityperson (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
3. W coast the underlying stuff is broken up, E coast not so much |
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elleng (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
4. Heard from friend in Canada, felt in Toronto! |
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Tesha (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 07:29 PM Response to Reply #4 |
14. The Montreal Gazette also reported it being felt there. (NT) |
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Dawson Leery (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
7. kick |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 03:13 PM Response to Original message |
9. I have lived through a number of S. Cal. quakes. |
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Stinky The Clown (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 03:55 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. Very true about building codes |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 04:29 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Well, this will be a stimulus to the construction industry. |
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jeff47 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Aug-23-11 05:10 PM Response to Reply #9 |
13. To be fair, a large number of those "brick" buildings just have a brick facade. |
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