First, the earthquake risk and history there are incomparably more serious than in New York.
But indications are that the earthquake risk is worse than previously thought.
Gothic was also considered the greater earthquake risk and overall the more expensive.
The double-brick building dating from 1924 was an earthquake risk, as reports first identified in the 1960s.
Neighboring towns and villages were also rebuilt at places with relative minimum earthquake risk.
What are the earthquake risks where I live?
It is in a zone of high earthquake risk.
The site, he said, is 12 miles from a volcano and may have an earthquake risk.
"Or increased earthquake risk, if the deity is angered," Michael said.
California has greater earthquake risk than most states, so high structural standards are needed.