Question

What earthquake damage is Texas likely to suffer

Answer 1

Answer:

The Texas city is located on the southern side of the United States. The United States lies in the North American plate, which shares a convergent plate boundary with the Pacific plate. Due to this, the subduction zone occurs resulting in the generation of earthquakes of various magnitudes.

The western side of the country shares a transform plate boundary with the Pacific plate, due to which earthquakes of high magnitudes occurs causing a huge amount of destruction.

In the southern side, the Texas city experiences earthquakes but its magnitude is not so high like it arises in the western side. So the earthquakes when occurs here, do not cause much damages. They are mostly considered to be minor earthquakes.

Answer 2

-- Most of the southern part of the state is considered to have
no risk of damage.

-- Most of the upper part of the state is considered to be at risk
for only minor damage.

-- A tiny part of the state, in the 'Big Bend' region in the west, is
considered to be at risk for moderate damage.