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Earthquakes. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/events/1868calif/vir....

There's even a movie starring the Rock about it. (San Andreas)

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SF has tall buildings downtown, so that can't be it. A better question is, why are they only downtown and not so much west of there.

It's possible, just expensive. Just like everything else about SF.

how come japan has crazy tall buildings despite getting an earthquake few times every year?



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