Cruiser 40416 great answer 8 flag as i would go to the top in case an earthquake rocks the building off its foundation it wouldn t be as hard to dig up my remains than being buried 10 storeys deep in the ruble.
Earthquake top floor or bottom.
The safest place to be during an earthquake is where you are at the time the shaking begins.
Since we don t know when an earthquake will strike you are not going to get to pick your safe spot in advance.
Upper stories of the hospital seemed to weather the earthquake without damage.
Look how far the top of the pen is moving in relation to the bottom of the pen.
The floor ground is moving.
In an opec country you go to the top floor of your reinforced building and play the cello as the.
So i will give you some real world solutions to real problems.
Geological survey estimates that there are 500 000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.
But you can reduce your chances of becoming injured by making smart.
For sound and peace and quite the top floor is the best unless you are next to the airport then is truly blows.
The top floors however sway much more than the bottom floors though the top floors also tend to decrease the sharp shocks.
I know that wasn t the answer you were looking for.
Studies in japan have showed that traversing as little as 10 ft 3 m during an earthquake significantly increases your odds of injury.
Plate tectonics and the ocean floor.
Is it better to be on the top or bottom floor of a house during an earthquake.
Hold a pen at one end at the bottom and wiggle it.
Earthquake safety tips for two story apartments.