Why did buildings remain intact after Japan's magnitude 9 earthquake?

by hongsesiyuan on 2011-03-19 09:41:49

Japan is a country with frequent earthquakes, so students have to learn the skills of escaping after an earthquake attack from childhood. Meanwhile, in order to resist the destructive force of earthquakes, the houses they build must also fully consider the impact of earthquakes.

After experiencing a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and a massive tsunami, people were amazed to see that multi-story, mid-rise and even high-rise buildings in Japan remained standing intact. Many houses, although moved far away by the surging waves, did not fall apart at all. The great earthquake in Japan has once again made seismic resistance in buildings a focal point.