• bobman@unilem.org
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    1 year ago

    I’m curious how most people die from earthquakes. Aside from being in the wrong place at the wrong time, like atop a crane, I can’t help but think it’s mostly people in massive buildings that have a difficult time escaping.

    Would you be considerably safer in a 1 story house with a decent amount of open land around you?

    • Something Burger 🍔@jlai.lu
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      1 year ago

      Most people die crushed by buildings, or suffocate or die of hunger/thirst after being trapped for days in the rubble. Even in a small building; if the quake is strong enough, there is no escaping. The building will collapse too fast.