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JP55301
Joined 2009
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14 years ago

Earthquakes in Ecuador

14 years ago

If earthquakes terrify you then you may want to think twice before buying in Ecuador.
Ecuador is located in the Ring of Fire which is the zone of earthquakes that surrounds the Pacific Ocean and where 89% of the world earthquakes occur.
If you decide to buy regardless, be aware that a large number of home construction there is not built to earthquake code if any at all.
Ask for the construction drawings and then hire a structural engineer to review for you before you buy. If you build hire an engineering firm to do your drawings and make sure that as a minimum they design to California earthquake code.
Also choose your location carefully because when the rains come you may have a mud slide and lose your home. look what just happened in Peru, next door, in Cuzco where there was a mudslide due to rains and many tourist are stranded there and homes were lost. Also this is happening in mountain homes in California.

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