How are those toothpick skyscrapers in Manhattan earthquake proof?
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Not really an answer to your question, but I think NYC experiences far fewer damaging earthquakes than other regions.
> [The New York City area has experienced two damaging local earthquakes during its history](https://nesec.org/new-york-earthquakes/)
One was in 1737 and the other was in 1884.
I’m sure that the designs, and the design requirements, of skyscrapers in NYC differ tremendously from those in, say, San Francisco.
Not really an answer to your question, but I think NYC experiences far fewer damaging earthquakes than other regions.
> [The New York City area has experienced two damaging local earthquakes during its history](https://nesec.org/new-york-earthquakes/)
One was in 1737 and the other was in 1884.
I’m sure that the designs, and the design requirements, of skyscrapers in NYC differ tremendously from those in, say, San Francisco.
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