Utah's Earthquake Threat: School in Mexico City after 1985 Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake
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Resource ID
1122
Resource Type
Photo
Title
Utah's Earthquake Threat: School in Mexico City after 1985 Magnitude 7.1 Earthquake
Author
Bill Gates (Dames & Moore)
Publisher
University of Utah Seismograph Stations
Accession
UGS-HB5756
Camera make / model
LS9000 Slide
Caption
Even in the worst-ease-scenario of building collapse, it is possible to survive if you take a duck, cover and hold position under or next to sturdy pieces of furniture. The heavy floors of this Mexico City school collapsed, but were held off the floor by the furnishings. No one was in the school when this earthquake occurred, but had they been, a quick "duck, cover, hold" response to ground shaking would have saved lives. Building collapse is rare compared to falling facades and nonstructural damage.