NYC brownstones flattened in quake test

Monday, February 25, 2013 - 19:30 in Earth & Climate

New York City's brick houses would fall apart if an earthquake the size of the one that hit Christchurch, New Zealand in 2011 were to strike near the city, a quake simulation finds.

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