The Myth of the Expensive Shield: Santa is ready to risk an earthquake because an engineer told him safety requires imported luxury technology. Banta proves that real, life-saving structural retrofitting can be built using simple tools from the neighborhood hardware store at a fraction of the cost.
Seismic risk
Small Tremors & Earthquake Risk
Small tremors, though frequent don’t reduce earthquake risk in an area as the energy released by them is relatively insignificant. Get to better understand the implications of small magnitude earthquakes.