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Listen to field recordings, instruments, performances and other noise. Maintained by Margaret Noble
1965 Earthquake

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Sound Clip: Earthquake During Band Practice Excerpt by Margaret Noble.

I bought it on Ebay for $15. Side one is a documentary style recording explaining the event. Side two (presented here) is the tape running during band practice while the earthquake occurs. This happened at Puyallup, Washington High School in 1965.

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3 Comments to “1965 Earthquake”

  1. Nick says:

    That is an amazing recording!

  2. Margaret says:

    Your website is fantastic, please share some of your work with this site too!

  3. fascinating recording!

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