To: bruinbirdman
The second largest city in the world didn’t make the list and they have had some big quakes - Mexico City.
15 posted on
01/16/2010 8:29:41 PM PST by
Graybeard58
("Get lost, Mitt. You're the Eddie Haskell of the Republican party." (Finny))
To: Graybeard58
The reason Mexico City suffers of some much damage because it was a lake. The Spanish pumped out the water and left a soft bottom
20 posted on
01/16/2010 8:32:21 PM PST by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("I have learned to use the word "impossible" with the greatest caution."-Dr.Werner Von Braun)
To: Graybeard58
Current pumping of water from underground is one of the reasons Mexico City is sinking at a rate of a few centimeters every year.
23 posted on
01/16/2010 8:40:13 PM PST by
ErnstStavroBlofeld
("I have learned to use the word "impossible" with the greatest caution."-Dr.Werner Von Braun)
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