Go to your chosen source. Tragedy beyond words, loss beyond scope, for so many their entire world has been destroyed.
7.8 initially, with one aftershock a 7.5
2,700+ dead.
cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/t...ndex.html
Tragic for sure but I don’t think the earthquakes are done just yet. They need to put there differences aside and help each other get through this.
I noted in one story that a 1999 quake in Turkey killed 17,000(!). Despite better building codes here, a shallow 7.8 earthquake in either the Los Angeles or San Francisco Bay areas would likely kill thousands.
Turkey is a country that experiences lots of earthquakes. I am worried about reports that a "big one" is overdue for Istanbul which is home to not only 16 million people but also several of mankind's most remarkable historic buildings. When the big one strikes, the effects will be worse by magnitudes.
Take note where the opposite location of this earthquake is and look for other activity soon. That area in Turkey is very remote and under insurgents' political control. It means rescue could be a little "slower."
The Italians are using the word "imminent." Aetna is the one to look for.
Phoenix has its own fault pointing right at us and it goes off every 72 years, but it's 154 years overdue. It isn't part of the San Andreas.
this end of the continent has flapped up and down 17 times. We have 4 Corners to go to for safety. I mean THE "Four Corners" where Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and Colorado join up.
Yellowstone moved the New Madrid Fault.
The next time you look , Kentucky could be up at 15,000 ft.
The people don't deserve to suffer in this cold weather. I saw they rescued a live baby from the deceased mother. There's a hero.
It usually seems to happen in areas where stones or bricks were used for construction. San Francisco 1906 was one big exception. We live on the San Andreas fault. My current earthquake insurance is now $50,000 deductible. The earthquake rider is about $400 per year. Living on the edge of a mountain gives us a more solid foundation. We hope that our wood frame house will be able to wobble and bend a bit... Several experts predict that some of the homes near the south end of Vancouver will sink into the mud during a big earthquake. At that point the ground will undulate like the waves in the ocean.
Edited by - donc on 02/08/2023 15:41:03
A a catastrophic quake is predicted for the Pacific Northwest, which lies in the Cascadia subduction zone.
science.org/content/article/me...d-it-will
Edited by - OldNavyGuy on 02/08/2023 16:16:08
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Originally posted by Bill RogersI noted in one story that a 1999 quake in Turkey killed 17,000(!). Despite better building codes here, a shallow 7.8 earthquake in either the Los Angeles or San Francisco Bay areas would likely kill thousands.
Current toll now over 12,000 -
https://www.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/turkey-syria-earthquake-updates-2-8-23-intl/index.html
Syrians can't get a break! The Russians bombed them out of their homes & now this!
To have two quakes at such a magnitude back to back with one lasting more than a minute is terrible to anyone living in that region. My heart goes out to them.
That type of fault line is similar to the San Andreas system, but like donc said many places in CA will sink due to a process called liquefaction and the fact that many locations reside on unconsolidated ground. Look it up, watch videos of this process, and check out photos of items that have sunk. It'll scare the bejezus out of you, especially if you live in an area prone to this process during an earthquake.
It’s been a few days.
My wife and I was just discussing this earlier today and I mention something about reactive versus proactive then I read this. Sad situation
msn.com/en-us/news/world/turke...#comments
Edited by - 5B-Ranch on 02/12/2023 17:50:41
After the 1906, San Francisco was rebuilt on rubble.
Check out the "beach" at San Francisco Bay. Three things are present: broken granite cobblestones, broken red brick, white pieces of china. The brick is the most eroded, the broken china has eroding edges.
Liquifaction is a very real and present danger.
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Originally posted by 5B-RanchTragic for sure but I don’t think the earthquakes are done just yet. They need to put there differences aside and help each other get through this.
As I suspected. There's been another one reported today 6.4
Big death toll..
N..a lot of suffering..
Over 47K dead and counting; this is a massive human tragedy. Huge fissures opened up that run for miles.
Could happen most annahwheres..
There are..weak?..spots in the Earths crust..
I am especially sympathetic to situations where people are suffering from conditions that are beyond their control. You can't negotiate a solution for situations like this. Something like an International Salvation Army. A "sure fire" way to make sure donations benefit the people needing the assistance.
Yeah...me problums are..NOTHING...compaired to thiers..
msn.com/en-us/news/world/a-new...i=BBnb7Kz
And it keeps going. Heaven help these folks I’m sure they have had enough.
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