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Las Vegas’ earthquake risks exaggerated in urban myths

Major faults run up the entire Las Vegas Valley, and it’s only a matter of time until a big earthquake hits, flattening nearly every building here. The Strip is built on sandy soil that will be subject to soil liquefaction, which would result in all the casinos sinking straight down into the earth. Well, actually, the truth is quite a bit better than that, but that doesn’t stop the doomsday scenario from being a popular local urban myth.

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