Torre Mayor building of Mexico City. Device reducing building movement during an earthquake.

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Torre Mayor building of Mexico City

Device reducing building movement during an earthquake

Earthquake shock absorbers in the Torre Mayor building of Mexico City

Unreinforced buildings and narrow streets of Kathmandu, India

2015 Kathmandu earthquake

2015 earthquake and the narrow streets of Kathmandu, India

1985 Mexico City quake

Mexico City (1985)

California expressway damage

San Fernando, California (1971)

horizontal shaking of a building

earthquake damaged house

damaged railroad tracks San Fernando quake 1971

fractures in the soil

damaged road

The movement of loose sediment causes a house to tilt

1999 earthquake damage in turkey

Kobe, Japan expressway 1995

Kobe expressway on edge.

Japanese earthquakes

Kobe fires resulting from ruptured natural gas pipes.

New Zealand quake

liquifaction causes building to lean Japan

San Francisco expressway

Japanese Tsunami

after the tsunami

destroyed village