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Introduction Video

References (in movie):

“1985 Mexico City earthquake” (2007). Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia, website accessed April 15, 2007: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_Mexico_City_Earthquake

“2005 Fukuoka earthquake” (2007). Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia, website accessed April 15, 2007: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Fukuoka_earthquake

“Northridge earthquake” (2007). Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia, website accessed April 15, 2007: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_Northridge_Earthquake

“Tangshan earthquake” (2007). Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia, website accessed April 15, 2007: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tangshan_earthquake

References (banner):

“Empire State Building” (2007). Wikipedia Online Encyclopedia, website accessed April 18, 2007: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_state_building

For more information please contact Robert Nartowski at earthquake.proof.skyscrapers@gmail.com