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47. Reality..

Mon Feb 6, 2023, 06:31 PM

Feb 2023

reminds me too much of the red states that vote against assistance to blue states but demand assistance for their catastrophes and failure to invest in their own infrastructure! Haven't you noticed?

Turkey seems particularly earthquake prone-what have they done to strengthen building codes? California has similar situation but we are constantly strengthening building codes and even retroactive requirements.

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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