It is actually because of the dampers that are provided at the diamond shaped geometry that the building is able to transfer the earthquake forces up and sway along with it. For more help do watch this video in related links below.
That depends on how well the building was constructed. One of poor construction might only be able to withstand up to about a magnitude 5. A well constructed reinforced building may withstand up to an 8.5.
Buildings in earthquake zones are typically constructed to withstand earthquakes. Keeping an emergency supply of food, flashlight, radios, and medical supplies is also another safety practice.
There is no way to reduce an earthquake, however you can reduce the damage an earhquake causes by constructing buildings to withstand earthquakes.
The best defenses are shear core, base isolators, a deep foundation, shutters and cross bracing cross bracing is a system utilized to reinforce building structures in which diagonal supports intersect. Cross bracing can increase a building's capability to withstand seismic forces from an earthquake. Shutters will block out any object that will come in and will stop glass from shattering which could cause injuries or death base isolators will help a building withstand an earthquake as they sway the building the way an earthquake is going and bounces the building up and down. A deep foundation will make it more harder for a severe earthquake to take the building down and in a smaller magnitude earthquake it will hardly affect the building.
Base isolation pads can be built to absorb the vibrations to withstand earthquakes. Building materials can be reinforced to withstand an earthquake. For example, wood can be reinforced with bolts to make the wood more secure.
Joe Torre
no, it can't happen because brick can't withstand a 1.0-8.0+ earthquake
Most buildings that are designed to.
Torre Mayor in Mexico city, Mexico. To be replaced by the Bicentonario Torre in Mexico city, Mexico, in 2010
Most buildings can withstand vertical shaking
the type of earthquake was a strong one and the building were not made to withstand an earthquake
to withstand the strains placed upon them by an earthquake
JOKES
A very tall bulding.
8.5 is how much
How to prepared for the next earthquake. For example, construction has enhanced significantly due to earthquakes. Buildings are now built to withstand any earthquake.
Because they built wooden frame houses to withstand the earthquake, funnily enough, fire often comes with earthquakes.....