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Seconds from Disaster

Kobe Earthquake (Season 2, Episode 6)
TV Episode | Documentary

On January 17th 1995 Kobe was hit by a 7.2 earthquake. Although the city had been build to withstand a much stronger earthquake over 6000 people lost their lives, mainly due to the Japanese wooden frame houses.
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Aug 30, 2005 (United States)
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Toshio Arimoto
Self - Earthquake Analyst Self - Earthquake Analyst   See fewer
Makoto Fujii
Self - Firefighter Self - Firefighter   See fewer
Hirokazu Iemura
Self - Kyoto University (as Professor Hirokazu Iemura) Self - Kyoto University (as Professor Hirokazu Iemura)   See fewer
Charles Scawthorn
Self - Kyoto University (as Professor Charles Scawthorn) Self - Kyoto University (as Professor Charles Scawthorn)   See fewer
Ashton Smith
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