The Story of an Earthquake

Find out what it is like to experience a great earthquake. You can visit a city in Japan, then watch its buildings and bridges collapse during a quake. Tsunami waves, landslides and fire threaten to destroy the city, but many people are rescued and the city lives on. Today, a museum commemorates the event.


Each title in The Story of… series features a stunning visual sequence in which the same viewpoint is held over time – sometimes minutes or hours, sometimes thousands of years — while the events unfold dramatically before our eyes. History is brought to life as never before. You can follow the story of a castle, the life of a dinosaur, a famous volcanic eruption, the events during an earthquake — and more.