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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What do you see as the worst case scenario for earthquake destruction in the U.S. [/quote] A magnitude 6 earthquake in an east coast city. [/quote] More so than a big quake hitting L.A., Portland, or Seattle? Or another San Madrid quake?[/quote] Probably. LA can handle it. It will be bad. New Madrid will be bad, but the nearest cities are more than 50 km away, which would limit the effect. A 6.0 in NYC could be really bad. Dense, non-earthquake resisent structures. Just compare the damage from the Haiti EQ to that from Tohuku (excluding the Tsunami).[/quote] The structures in NY are similar to the structures in Haiti? Huh. We have engineering standards and aren't just building using stacked cinderblocks. The New Madrid quakes of the 1800s were felt all the way in Boston - how would a large scale quake not affect many cities that now exist?[/quote]
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