Devastating earthquakes in Italy

[Type 97 Chi-ha]

Originally Posted by J 1982

Isn't Japan even better on building for it? I don't know if the average houses in Europe are older than those in America, only historical buildings like castles may be older. Many towns and cities on both continents expanded in the 19th century.

Until recently, many Japanese houses were built of wood and rice paper. Not castles and such, but the common ones were. The idea was that when an earthquake hit and the houses collapsed and burned, new ones could easily be put up in a short time.