Ah yes, Boston. No need to worry about what would happen to those 2, 3, and 4 story wood houses if they got a good shakeup at 5+ on the Richter scale.
[1] https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/is-mass-timber-the-buildin...
I remember that Sanbornton quake. We lived in rural NH. At first I thought it was the clothes washer...then the house really started shaking.
From my understanding wood is actually pretty good for earthquakes.