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The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990)

The Great Los Angeles Earthquake poster
Directed by
Larry Elikann
Genre
disaster film
Country
United States
Runtime
3h
Rated
16
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A seismologist warns city officials that a major earthquake will hit Los Angeles. The film shows the disaster striking and people trying to survive.

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What happens

The Great Los Angeles Earthquake is a 1990 American made-for-television disaster film about a massive earthquake that strikes Los Angeles, California. The movie stars Joanna Kerns in the movie's lead role, seismologist Clare Winslow, who tries to warn city leaders of the possibility that a powerful earthquake may strike southern California. The film aired on NBC on November 11–12, 1990. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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