The Video, The Day the Earth Shook, was about earthquakes and their effects. Specifically, the video dealt with the earthquakes of Kobe, Japan and North Ridge, a suburb of Los Angeles, California. The damage done in the two cities was compared and contrasted, and conclusions were drawn about the large difference in casualties in the aftermath of the earthquakes. There was also information regarding safety precautions that are being taken to prevent deaths and injuries in the future earthquakes.
At the beginning, we learned about tearthquake that took place in Kobe, Japan. It was a 6.9 on the Ritchter Scale and over 5,000 people died. The video then told about an earthquake that took place only one year earlier then Kobe, in North Ridge, California. That particular earthquake was a 6.7 on the Ricter Scale. The largest, ad most tragic difference between these two earthquakes was that in North Ridge only 57 people died compared with Kibe's 5,000+, although many were still injured.
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