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Old Posted Jan 1, 2007, 4:49 AM
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Originally Posted by R@ptor View Post
The nearest faultline of the Arabian Plate is 250-300 miles away in Iran. That's far enough to avoid serious damage in the case of a major quake, same as Las Vegas really wouldn't be hit all that hard if there is a major quake somewhere along the San Andreas faultline.
true but there was a quake in iran last year that flodded parts of the river. the worst case is that an 8.0 earthquake in iran causes the sand to shift. making large buildings fall.