At 10:20 PM 8/24/97 -0400, Luigi Mattera wrote:

 If a similar earthquake struck Manhatten Island in New York City, the 
odds on any of the three million people surviving (if it hit during the 
daytime) are slim to none.  The entire island would collapse in a blink.

Probably mainly because New York is not prepared for a major earthquake as
they *just* *don't* *happen* on the US East Coast  (within living memory,
anyway)


Jeanne Hedge
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