Breaking on MSNBC: Strong Earthquake in Iran, Villages Destroyed

[Squatch]

No link, yet.

[Downtown Hound]

1. Sorry, it's not enough to deter Bush from causing more damage

[Squatch]

2. How about we let the story develop a little more, eh?

[benburch]

3. These poor folks have that happen to them with distressing regularity.

We need to design a cheap means of construction that fits those local conditions and which is more survivable in such an event.

[Squatch]

6. When you say "we", who are you refering too?

[benburch]

14. "We" meaning we engineers who can figure these things out...

and anybody else with a good idea. We are all on the same spinning ball of dust.

[Cha]

16. Touche!

[candy]

4. God! What is it with the earthquakes this year?

[Pachamama]

9. Pachamama's pissed...that's what....

My DU name "Pachamama" means Mother Earth in the Quechua language of the ancient Incans...its used by the tribes of the Amazon....

They have been saying for a while now that if you make Pachamama angry enough she will shake humans off like a dog shakes off fleas....

We humans haven't exactly been treating her very well the last 300 years...

[yinkaafrica]

interesting

[yinkaafrica]

15. interesting

[KoKo]

19. Richard Nolle fans know to be prepared...he predicted a wave of

earthquakes floods for the past few month. This is terrible news...but the Earth is trembling. And...yes...somehow many of us feel it's Bush Evil Vibes making this all happen even if he isn't "directly" responsible...It's BAD EARTH VIBES...As a DU'er said here awhile ago "Mother Earth" is "spitting Bush out." Unfortunately it's hitting the very folks he's after...:-(

Or, it's just shifts in the "tectonic plates" as part of the normal cycle of earth's change. If one wants to look at it another way.

[rayofreason]

48. Being a rationalist...

...I prefer to talk tectonics.

[soulcore]

20. i totally agree ... karms's a bitch n/t

[alittlelark]

26. What's 'karms's'...

did you mean 'Karma'?

[Judi Lynn]

37. I'd sure like to see proof of that in my lifetime.It'd be worth everything

Welcome to D.U., soulcore.

[prairierose]

60. Thanks for saying that...that is exactly what ...

I have been thinking for quite some time. The mother is unhappy.

[zann725]

23. Oil drilling in un-approved places? Underground nuke testing?

Have been FAR more quakes this year. Odd.

[lala_rawraw]

29. yep

I said that about Tsunami, but was told to put tin foil hat back on. At this point, all is up suspect. When you are told to put on your tin hat for election fraud (twice!), fake war, 9/11, etc... at some point, it becomes afixed and all previous conspiracy theories become open as plausible. Did anyone else experience this? Suddenly when you are called a "theorist" as though you are sitting in some corner picking your nose while talking to God and ET on three way calling; you start to wonder what other so-called theories might be true?

[Donkeyboy75]

32. Good point.

Because earthquakes didn't exist before nuclear bombs and oil drilling. :eyes:

[rinsd]

56. Tut tut, those who ignore Goldeneye will fall under its sword (nt)

[NIGHT TRIPPER]

33. you got it right! MIHOP 911,fake WMD,rigged elections 2X,EARTHQUAKE weapon

all likely real possibilities
One man's tinfoil hat is another man's army helmet..
Some folks just refuse to believe probable links between events...it's called connect the dots--

[Skip Intro]

5. Earthquakes again

just saying...

[serryjw]

7. Here's the link

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=520181

[Cha]

18. Wow..2003..the earthquake

killed about 26,000 people. Let's hope this one is minor.

[flamingyouth]

8. How horrible

Those poor people. :(

[TahitiNut]

22. I gotta get me a 'Lutefisk' to kiss the Darwin Fish on my bumper.

Love it. :thumbsup:

[magellan]

10. Preliminary 6.4 in northern Iran two hours ago

IRIS Seismic Monitor

[Renew Deal]

13. USGS also has it as a 6.4

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/recenteqsww/Quakes/usuvae.htm

[norml]

11. Earthquake shakes central Iran

Posted 2/21/2005 11:04 PM Updated 2/21/2005 11:18 PM














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Earthquake shakes central Iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — A powerful earthquake shook central Iran Tuesday, killing four people and destroying villages, state-run television reported.
An official in the city of Kerman said authorities said that four people were killed in the powerful 6.4-magnitude quake, according to the broadcast.

The epicenter of the earthquake was reported 35 miles from Kerman, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.

Kerman provincial governor Mohammad Ali Karimi was quoted by the television as saying that "several villages have been destroyed" by the earthquake.


snip http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2005-02-21-iran-quake_x.htm

[havocmom]

12. Registered 6.4

here is a cool site for earthquake watchers
http://www.iris.edu/seismon/

Hover your cursor over a circle and it will show date, time and magnitude.

[usregimechange]

17. Fundies will point to God and then the ground at their feet begins

to rumble.

[Warpy]

21. It happened about 4 hours ago

You can see it on a map at http://www.iris.edu/seismon/

More information as to location is at http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqinthenews/2005/usuvae/

[prairierose]

64. Sheesh, have you looked at this today?.....

I checked it earlier today and since then there has been at least one quake. I count 8 in the world in the last 24 hours.

[MADem]

24. That is not all that far from Bam

How sad. You can expect that a lot of people who were displaced from that horrible mess migrated to Kerman. At least the loss of life does not appear, yet anyway, to be as bad as the last disaster.

[lovuian]

25. WOW 6.4 the one who killed 26,000 was 6.6 this will be bad

Iran has now been hit with two big ones very sad especially at these tense times!!!

[Straight Shooter]

27. Telegram to Gawd: bush is not in Iran. You missed. Try again.

Please stop killing the innocent.

[lala_rawraw]

28. Ah

God is not happy with Americans and us fucking with Garden of Eden... take that you Bush Christians...great for spin me thinks!

[readmoreoften]

43. I wish-- they'll spin it the other way

God's wrath is upon ye enemies of Christ almighty and his 13th disciple El-Shrubbeth.

Come on. God is always on America's side. If not, it's gay people's fault. Get with it!

[Lone_Star_Dem]

30. Strong Quake Hits Iran, Almost 400 Dead

Reuters
By Parisa Hafezi

TEHRAN (Reuters) - A strong earthquake hit southeast Iran on Tuesday, killing almost 400 people, injuring hundreds and destroying villages, a local official told Reuters.

The quake, which measured 6.4 on the Richter scale, was centered on the town of Zarand in Kerman province, about 440 miles southeast of Tehran.

While villages were razed, major settlements in the area appeared to have escaped heavy damage so the toll would not be as high as the many thousands killed in some past quakes in Iran of a similar strength, officials said.

"Figures we have show that in the early hours more than 1,000 were injured and almost 400 killed," said Ali Komsari, a spokesman for the Kerman provincial governor's office.
more...
http://olympics.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7695402

[NIGHT TRIPPER]

31. WE HAVE THE EARTHQUAKE WEAPON!! it works- can't be detected-great fun!

For all you folks who think the Tsunami can't be linked to any "intentional" action-
Tthe U.S. govt has secret weapons that are so horrific they'd never admit to having them-
It's the current focus of the greatest minds in the U.S. and has been for dercades.
We are the most dangerous nation on earth.
No accident or God's Karma- The U.S.has varieties of "unkown" methods to create disasters--no proof necessary- just sit back and watch-

[oceans13]

34. The Cons are poking fun already

The usual suspects are on it:

- Nick Stewart (www.nickstewart.us): http://nickstewart.blogspot.com/2005/02/shake-rattle-and-roll.html

[Theres-a]

52. That guy is sick.

:puke:

[MetaTrope]

46. What you're talking about

Scalar EM weaponry

[NIGHT TRIPPER]

58. thanks for the link*funny it's so "ridiculous" to some--so wuz the A-Bomb

nuclear fission?
yeah right buddy, (the answer you were likely to hear in the 1930's)

and: sure we're going to put a man in space !! yeah what r u smokin buddy?

and: sure we're going to send a ship to MARS!! trip on with you're "wild" imagination!

and now: sure Bush wants to take over the world !! and has secret special tools he plans on using!! put yer tin foil hat on friend !!

now we ALWAYS hear: yeah right !..."conspiracy" again?
listen, not everything is a "conspiracy

--that's the famous line these days :not "everything"

well no shit Sherlock!!

--TRUE-not "everything" is a conspiracy--
just SOME things.

again we hear: yeah right buddy-- did you take your medication today ?
he he he he--ha ha ha--
I'm ever so smug and "I" know there are no conspiracies!
so let's all get with the program and think about exploring for new sources of "inergee"!

fuck bush and all those who accept corporate lies!

[rainbow4321]

35. Iran earthquake kills 126; 500 injured

http://www.eians.com/stories/2005/02/22/22kills.shtml

At least 126 people have been killed and 500 injured as a strong earthquake rocked Iran Tuesday destroying several villages, reports Xinhua.

The quake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale hit hard the Zarand region in the country's southeast, state media reported. The temblor was also felt in the neighbouring cities of Yazd, Meybod and Behabad.

A doctor at the Kerman University hospital said that more than 100 bodies had been recovered from the rubble. The interior ministry put the death toll at 126.

"We think that the toll could go a lot higher," a hospital spokesman said, adding that the rescue services still had to reach several villages. The official IRNA news agency quoted the provincial natural disasters headquarters as saying that at least 500 people were wounded in the quake and at least five villages have been severely damaged.

[leftchick]

36. Report: Earthquake in Iran Kills 190

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/ap/20050222/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_earthquake

TEHRAN, Iran - A powerful earthquake shook central Iran on Tuesday, destroying villages, killing at least 190 people and injuring more than 1,000, state-run television reported. A senior official said the final death toll could reach 350.



TV footage showed residents frantically digging through collapsed mud-brick homes looking for loved ones and village almost flattened by the 6.4-magnitude earthquake, with few mud-built walls standing.


The epicenter of the quake, which struck at 5:55 a.m., was on the outskirts of Zarand, a town 35 miles northwest of Kerman, the capital of Kerman province, said the seismological unit of Tehran University's Geophysics Institute.


"The death toll has increased to 190, and more than 1,000 people have been injured," the television quoted Interior Ministry spokesman Jahanbakhsh Khanjani as saying. A senior regional official also told The Associated Press the final death toll could reach 350.

[maddezmom]

40. AP- Report: Earthquake Kills 231 in Iran

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=540&ncid=736&e=1&u=/ap/20050222/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_earthquake

[rayofreason]

50. After the Bam earthquake...

...the Iranian government response was pathetic,

http://womenfreedomforum.org/news-en/irannews/bam-news.htm

and there was a lot of finger pointing for not enforcing buildings codes

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3363125.stm

The mullahs have really made a mess of things there. This latest tragedy will only add to the growing popular resentment of the theocratic ruling class.

[TomClash]

38. This just proves God is on our side!

[truthisfreedom]

39. too much oil sucked out of saudi arabia, too fast?

?

i hope for the best for all of the victims.

[Bridget Burke]

44. Saudi Arabia is a bit far from Iran....

Study up on "plate tectonics."

[Zynx]

62. Iran sits on a bunch of unfavorable fault lines.

Iran having earthquakes is about as common as Japan or Turkey having earthquakes.

[HeeBGBz]

41. Interesting view on Seismic Monitor

Seismic Monitor

The planet had settled considerably in the last couple of days. Only one big red circle in Iran.

[Zynx]

63. Look at how many earthquakes there have been in the past 5 years there.

It is not a good place to live.

[FLSurfer]

42. Watching the number of

dead rise with each new report reminds me of the recent Tsunami.
Hopefully the number will stop where it is.

[hippiechick]

45. Oh. My.

:tinfoilhat:

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

47. No kidding

:eyes:

[420inTN]

49. Bump n/t

[smirkymonkey]

51. Kick

[shamanstar]

53. Earthquake in Iran kills 370

sorry if this is a dup- didnt see it anywhere


http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=514&e=1&u=/ap/20050222/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_earthquake_31

Magnitude-6.4 Earthquake Kills 370 in Iran

ARBAGH, Iran - A powerful earthquake flattened villages and collapsed mud-brick homes in central Iran on Tuesday, killing at least 370 people and injuring hundreds.
*snip*

[shamanstar]

54. earthquake weaponry?

i know i know...
*puts on tin foil hat*

[420inTN]

55. Underground Nuclear test?

*puts on tin foil hat*

[NIGHT TRIPPER]

59. "one man's Tinfoil Hat is another man's Army Helmet"- a famous quote by

me

[Zynx]

61. A nuclear explosion is insignificant compared to an earthquake.

The energy outputs aren't even close. Also, why would the Iranians have detonated a nuclear weapon while they are so closely monitored? We couldn't have done it, so why would they?

[NVMojo]

57. death toll up to over 400

Death Toll Rising Following Powerful Earthquake in Iran

The death toll continues to rise following an earthquake early Tuesday in the southeastern Iranian province of Kerman. At least 400 people have reportedly been killed and many hundreds more injured. Dozens of villages were damaged or completely flattened. Even so, the Iranian government has said there is no need for international assistance.

Devastated Iranians worked throughout the day Tuesday frantically clawing through rubble, debris and mud trying to find their loved ones.

more...

http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-02-22-voa39.cfm

[fameless]

65. That'll teach 'em.

Piss off America. Ha!

USA! USA! USA!