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ananda

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42. And the aftershock was just as bad, 7.7, only 12 hours later.

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Mon Feb 6, 2023, 03:01 PM

Feb 2023

Those poor people.

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Magnitude 7.8 earthquake hits Turkey [View all] BeyondGeography Feb 2023 OP

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Feb 2023 #1

Seems to just be a guy reading online reports. brooklynite Feb 2023 #4

I'm scheduled to travel to Gaziantep at the end of March. brooklynite Feb 2023 #2

What's there? Full disclosure I'm Armenian LeftInTX Feb 2023 #17

Scheduled for a history and culture tour in Eastern Turkey brooklynite Feb 2023 #32

This is bad. milestogo Feb 2023 #3

amazing the power is still on nt msongs Feb 2023 #16

1 hour to daylight. Temperature 30-35 F Tetrachloride Feb 2023 #5

Huge. James48 Feb 2023 #6

Egypt has been seismically active this past month: Tetrachloride Feb 2023 #7

that's big. both of them ZonkerHarris Feb 2023 #8

For reference, the Loma Prieta in '89 was "only" a 6.9, Northridge "only" a 6.7 NullTuples Feb 2023 #9

I look at the depth even if is strong on the magnitude scale and there are other factors yaesu Feb 2023 #10

That's a monster ...... Lovie777 Feb 2023 #11

There are two faults that run through Turkey tornado34jh Feb 2023 #12

It's all mountains LeftInTX Feb 2023 #44

Indeed tornado34jh Feb 2023 #46

Stage 4 alert by Turkey.......... Lovie777 Feb 2023 #13

It's still rockin' and rollin'... 2naSalit Feb 2023 #14

Potentially the biggest quake to ever hit that region Marius25 Feb 2023 #15

So far 76 dead, 440 injured Warpy Feb 2023 #18

I think it is now over 500-600 dead as of now tornado34jh Feb 2023 #19

It's going to go much higher Warpy Feb 2023 #36

Certain countries seem to have the deadliest earthquakes tornado34jh Feb 2023 #41

That is a very strong, catastrophic quake. ananda Feb 2023 #20

Latest CNN headline - "More than 1,000 dead as powerful quake hits southern Turkey and Syria" BumRushDaShow Feb 2023 #21

This one is truly bad. herding cats Feb 2023 #22

Another 7.8... SuperCoder Feb 2023 #23

We know people on both sides of that region. Haven't gotten thru to them as yet. FailureToCommunicate Feb 2023 #24

Might be a long time before you can reach them wnylib Feb 2023 #25

Thanks! FailureToCommunicate Feb 2023 #31

From the Guardian wnylib Feb 2023 #26

Combined death toll from Turkey and Syria quakes passes 1,400 muriel_volestrangler Feb 2023 #27

Photos from The Guardian wnylib Feb 2023 #28

Video shows collapsing buildings wnylib Feb 2023 #29

BREAKING NEWS - a 7.5 aftershock hit along with a more recent 6 BumRushDaShow Feb 2023 #30

Death toll rises over 2,000 brooklynite Feb 2023 #33

An update from CBS News Marthe48 Feb 2023 #34

Watching TV and they say they hear people screaming for help Emile Feb 2023 #35

Saw a TV clip homegirl Feb 2023 #37

Reprobate comment of the day FredGarvin Feb 2023 #40

Reality.. homegirl Feb 2023 #47

No. Just no. MissB Feb 2023 #45

Wow, IT'S BAD ! nt TeamProg Feb 2023 #38

UPDATE: Death toll now 2,600 brooklynite Feb 2023 #39

Sadly Ananda62 Feb 2023 #43

And the aftershock was just as bad, 7.7, only 12 hours later. ananda Feb 2023 #42