Earthquakes and aging buildings in NYC

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/earthquake-new-york-city-aging-buildings/

So many older NYC buildings just weren't constructed to modern earthquake standards.

https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/nyc-trains-earthquake-mta-subway-bridges-tunnels-closures-delays/

Fortunately, this was nowhere as intense as what can happen in Taiwan, Japan, NZ or California.

https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/26276/new-challenges-for-seismic-risk-mitigation-in-urban-areas/magazine

https://www.worldatlas.com/natural-disasters/the-12-most-earthquake-vulnerable-cities-in-the-world.html

Unfortunately, urban earthquakes can strike at any time without warning.

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-world-s-10-most-earthquake-prone-countries.html