Keywords: GuateQuake1976QuiriguaStelaBrace.jpg Guatemala Earthquake 1976 Maya stele at Quirigua in the Motagua Valley that cracked near the base as a result of rocking during the February 4 1976 earthquake The wooden braces were installed to protect the stele from further damage by seismic shaking during the aftershock sequence 1976 Slide 50 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 2050ct 1976 Photographer not identified PD-USGov Quirigua 1976 Guatemala earthquake Maya stelae Stone sculptures in Guatemala |