California city skyscrapers may be less vulnerable to earthquake damage than previously thought, according to a brokerage firm's analysis of changes in the scientific view of U.S. seismic hazard.
London-based Willis Group Holdings said in its report that tall buildings in the Sunshine State may experience less shaking in a large earthquake than assumed in prior years.
As a result, Willis said, vendors' U.S. earthquake catastrophe models will be recalibrated and seismic hazard changes detailed in the report may be offset or amplified by changes to other modeling components.
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