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Mike Rapoport wrote:
"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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Silicon Valley is another perfect example of human arrogance.

Hey -- wait -- I've got it! Let's build a 100 billion dollar
infrastructure on top of a major fault line!

And when (not if) it is destroyed, there will be people begging the
Federal Government to come rebuild it.

Silicon Valley is where it is because that it where the brainpower that
fuels it resides.

The 1989 earthquake epicenter was just a few miles from the Silicon
Valley (just a name for the general area). There was some damage,
but most of the buildings were built with earthquakes in mind, and
since then, building codes have been upgraded.

Most of the houses are single story wood frame structures, which
can handle earthquakes fairly well. Plaster and windows may crack,
but the structure will generally stay standing.

A big earthquake will happen, but steps have been taken to minimize
the impact.

John
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John Clear - http://www.clear-prop.org/