[Steve_A]

Hi Brook,

I agree with you. I would also go on one step further and say that now is an ideal opportunity for governments, instead of offering aid, to experiment with earthquake proof buildings, or new lighter materials. For example in Japan some new houses are made from cardboard cylinders, or the way in the US how the timber frames are all braced together to withstand a rocky tremor, or once again in Japan how high buildings are built on 'shock absorbers'.

I think once this mess has been resolved and almost half of the capital city has been razed to the ground, the opportunity should not be missed.

Best regards,

Steve

Originally Posted by BROOK

I would say..just hang on tight. Ride it out. And of course..most important... Most of the deaths and damage are due to homes and buildings not made to withstand an earthquake. When they rebuilt most of the places here in California..they build with special reinforcement.

Most of the really bad damager is due to poor construction. Not meant to withstand an earthquake.

As for living on a fault line. I can ride my bike in 20 minutes to the west side of the San Andres fault So I am very aware of what it's like to be so close. When I "ground" myself...many times I tap into small seismic activity..which constantly reminds me where I live