On 24 August Jeanne Hedge wrote

 In case someone's working on a fic that refers to the Great Kanto 

Earthquake

of 1922, here's some info about it I heard on TV today:

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 > And in Kobe, they had "earthquake proof" construction....



Anyone interested in further 'quake information may be interested in the 
National Geographic article on the Kobe Quake:-
Kobe Wakes to a Nightmare by T R Reid, pages 112 - 136, July 1995

As for "earthquake proof" construction and associated construction codes, it 
could be worth reading "Quake" by Albert J Alletzhauser.  This is a novel set 
in Tokyo when the big quake finally hits!   This book also contains material 
on political fund raising scams based on the stockmarket.   The description of 
the destruction of Tokyo both structurally and organisationally make the the 
BGC megacorporation scenario very plausible.

Ewan Chrystal
Ewan_C@msn.com