Which is likely to experience more damage during an earthquake, a house built on a solid rock ledge or a nearby house built on a soil river bank? Explain your answer.

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Linda Escobar

25 February, 10:41

Which is likely to experience more damage during an earthquake, a house built on a solid rock ledge or a nearby house built on a soil river bank? Explain your answer.

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Ace Sherman · Answer 1

I think that the house on a solid rock ledge will have the most damage, because depending on how bad the earthquake is, the force could shake hard enough for the rock to fall off the ledge, taking the house down with it.