Some California buildings share a flaw with those that fell like “pancakes” in the Turkish earthquake, but similar devastation is unlikely
Why do earthquakes occur in California and not the Midwest? More than 80% of earthquakes occur in an area known as the Pacific Ring of Fire, a horseshoe-shaped 25,000 miles along the northern side of the Pacific Ocean. The main reason for the discrepancy, Ebel said, is that the coast of California is directly above …