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kranke15501/17/20252 repliesview on HN

What? What earthquake zone in Europe is similar to the fault lines in California? We are talking about entire cities wiped out by earthquakes just 120 years ago.


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mr_toad01/17/2025

There’s a plate boundary running under Morocco and across the Mediterranean, but it’s not nearly as active as the Pacific Rim, and it’s quite a long way from Northern Europe.

anthomtb01/17/2025

Southern Italy. I believe the rest of Europe is quite seismically stable.

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