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What Would a Large Earthquake Do to Downtown L.A.?
Host: Clarice Nassif Ransom
Tagged: California shakeout seismic earthquakes hazards video

USGS scientist Ken Hudnut fills us in on how science created the theoretical magnitude 7.8 earthquake behind the Great Southern California ShakeOut—the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history, coming Nov. 13—and what such an earthquake would do to downtown Los Angeles.

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Released: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 21:25:19 UTC

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