Keywords: GuateQuake1976HotelTerminalC.jpg Guatemala Earthquake 1976 Collapsed part of the Hotel Terminal in downtown Guatemala City Part of this structure which is a reinforced concrete frame flat slab six-story building collapsed owing to failure of several columns at the third floor Although the building was fully occupied collapse occurred slowly enough that the floor could be evacuated without casualties 1976 Slide 45 U S Geological Survey Open-File Report 77-165 Note this was from the earthquake of 4 February 1976 U S Department of the Interior U S Geological Survey photo via http //libraryphoto cr usgs gov/cgi-bin/show_picture cgi ID ID 20GUATEMALA 20EARTHQUAKE 2045ct 1976 Photographer not identified PD-USGov Guatemala City in the 1970s Hotels in Guatemala City 1976 Guatemala earthquake Buildings damaged by earthquakes |