Killer Quake (Kobe Earthquake) Seconds from Disaster : Season 2 Episode 6
TV-PG National Geographic 1h 00m int(0)
Aired: August 30th, 2005 @ 8:30 PM EST on National Geographic
On 17 January 1995, the Japanese city of Kobe was rocked by the Great Hanshin Earthquake, which destroyed buildings and killed over 1000 people and left thousands homeless. Why couldn't the top of the art equipment predict a disaster of this magnitude?