{"Page SDG":"SDG11 Sustainable cities and communities","Page URL":"https://www.appropedia.org/Earthquake_proofing_for_buildings","Page description":"[[Earthquake proofing for buildings|Earthquake-proofing for buildings]] is an essential issue in geologically unstable areas. In order to assess on whether a region lies in an area where substantial earthquakes occur, we first take a look at the [http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/big-idea/10/earthquakes-pg2 earthquake hazard map]. Another thing to realize is that, despite the name, the building can (almost) never be made completely earthquake-proof, in most cases, the house will still suffer damage or may still be destroyed, but the \"earthquake-proofing\" will prevent or reduce the loss of human lives in the process.","Page image":"File:2018 Long-term National Seismic Hazard Map (2018nshm-longterm).jpg","Page is ported from":"https://web.archive.org/web/20100607123857/http://www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=7015","Page keywords":"earthquake, earthquake safety, Construction","Page language":"en","Page license":"CC-BY-SA-3.0","Page title":"Earthquake proofing for buildings","Page views":"3109","Page year":"Thursday, 01-Jan-09 00:00:00 UTC","Modification date":"Friday, 28-Nov-25 13:07:37 UTC"}