An Earthquake Once Killed Over 140,000 People In Japan

cover up. was actually Gerdzirra

And an American Icon had built a hotel that was the only building to withstand it.

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FLW's IMPERIAL HOTEL

The structure famously survived the Great Kanto earthquake on September 1, 1923 (7.9 on the Moment magnitude scale (Mw)). A telegram from Baron Kihachiro Okura reported the following:

"Hotel stands undamaged as a monument of your genius hundreds of homeless provided by perfectly maintained service congratulations"

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The hotel had several design features that minimized potential earthquake damage:

- Seismic separation joints, located about every 20 m (66 ft) along the building;
- Tapered walls, thicker on lower floors, increasing their strength;
- Cantilevered floors and balconies provided extra support for the floors;
- Suspended piping and wiring, instead of being encased in concrete, as well as smooth curves, making them more resistant to fracture;
- A copper roof eliminated the risk of falling debris created by traditional tile roofs;
- The reflecting pool provided a source of water for fire-fighting, saving the building from the post-earthquake firestorm.

After the earthquake and subsequent fire, the Hotel temporarily hosted the American, British, French, and Italian embassies, as well as the Chinese and Swedish Ministers. The Grill Room, as well as some exterior space behind the hotel, was allocated to storage of relief supplies. The front entrance to the new South wing was given over for use by public utilities, and the press was given the banquet hall entrance and the promenade leading to the banquet hall. Until electric and water were restored, cooking was done outside, first on campfires, then on charcoal grills. For the first four days after the earthquake, the hotel fed all comers for free, up to 2,500 people twice daily. After that, the hotel charged only cost until the emergency was over. Electricity was restored to the hotel in September 4, and water on September 5. Relief supplies from other countries started arriving in Tokyo, and to the hotel, on September 3 with the arrival of the destroyer USS Stewart.

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FLW FTW!


eta torn down in 1968 in the name of progress

The 2004 earthquake-caused tsunami killed around 280,000 worldwide.