Reclamation areas even closer to the fault zone are underlain by thick, water-saturated sediments. Any structures built there would experience catastrophic damage during a major WMV Fault earthquake. They would shake more strongly from the earthquake waves than structures sitting on solid rock. You can model this effect easily: Place a glass of water directly on a wooden table, which will represent hard, rigid rock, and another on a common kitchen sponge sitting on the table, which will represent the sediments. Hit the table strongly with your fist; the glass on the wood will shiver, but the water in the glass on the sponge will be disturbed much more. This is called “enhanced ground-shaking”.