A number of cities e.g. Christ Church, San francisco, Portland, Los Angeles, Seattle, Vancouver etc are located near plate boundaries. I find it dangerous to establish a city near plate boundaries and this is why:
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| Japan quake 2011 (Science Cheer Leader) |
- If tectonic movements trigger a strong earthquake, the cities near plate boundaries will be hard hit- loss of life and destruction of property.
- A tsunami might be triggered and if so, it will sweep anything on its way and once it makes a landfall, it will destroy life and property.
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| Haiti Quake (BBC) |
The world has seen a number of earthquakes in the recent past the most recent being the magnitude 6.7 earthquake that hit the Canadian city of Vancouver (9/9/2011), the worst being the magnitude 9.0 quake that hit Northern Japan triggering a 10metre high tsunami (March 2011).
After reflecting on these accounts, it would therefore be logical not to establish cities or any human settlements near earthquake zones, especially plate boundaries, unless buildings that could withstand earthquakes and tsunamis are put in place.
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