San Francisco earthquake

Title

San Francisco earthquake

Genre

Interview

TX Date

18 Oct 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:02:41

Description

Dr Maureen Ritchie, of the British Geological Survey in Edinburgh on the building design controls and other precautionary measures that may have limited the effects and deathtoll of the recent large San Francisco earthquake. And on predicting earthquakes and how they occur. Male interviewer not identified. For Billboard programme.

Contributors

Maureen Ritchie

Keywords

California; USA; Earthquakes; Deaths; Emergency services; Natural disasters; Building design; San Francisco; Billboard (radio programme); San Andreas Fault; Tectonics; British Geological Survey

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