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New Orleans
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Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
Yes. I remember when the earthquake hit awhile back nothing bad happened. If like the worse does happen, and a chunk of land sinks, what exactly is the plan?
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The land doesn't sink, except in movies. It shakes. The shaking is really bad on soft soil, like fill. And it's tough on buildings that aren't up to code. California has been spending a lot of money since 1989 to retrofit buildings so that they will survive a big one. (Loma Prieta was not a big one.)
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