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Old 02-11-2024, 05:05 PM
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It certainly depends. If you were in an earthquake you certainly would want to be in a stick home. You certainly would not want to be in a tilt wall constructed house.
In a significant earthquake, you don't want to be anywhere near it.

That said, I'd much rather be in a stick built home, than any other kind, if the event of an earthquake. When a precast wall falls on you, it smarts. Dry wall? No big deal.