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Nicaragua Earthquakes, Managua. Swath of destroyed buildings along fault C. 1972.

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Date Taken
1972

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Nicaragua Earthquakes December 1972, Managua. Swath of destroyed buildings along fault C. Fault trace is through the center of the photograph. Open fractures that trend north-south in the street pavement are in echelon to the fault. Structure on the right is typical of tarquezal (wood and adobe) construction that was extensively damaged.

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U.S. Geological Survey
Photographer :
Brown, Ross D., Jr.

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name photoLibrary brd00014
number photoLibrary 4701
batch photoLibrary batch31
number_in_book photoLibrary 14

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