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Jan 2019
30m 12s

The Big One: The Earthquake

LAIST STUDIOS
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You’re at Union Station when the big one hits. The next two minutes are terrifying. By the time you make your way outside, the Los Angeles you know is gone. In Episode One, you experience what the first hours after a massive earthquake could be like.

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