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[Ironbunny]

The earthquake happened at night time so people were still in the bed. Just in Malatya there is report of over 130 buildings collapsing. Near the centre of the quake in the town of Gaziantep there lives around 2 million people. The Gaziantep castle has also collapsed.

 

[GeekyDad]

Oh my god, that's horrifying. I'm literally in tears right now after having watched some of that footage.

 

[Ozzy Onya A2Z]

My heart goes out, very sad to see. Best wishes to all.

From my limited understanding it's a very earthquake prone region, does not make it any less tragic.

 

[Ironbunny]

Oh my god, that's horrifying. I'm literally in tears right now after having watched some of that footage.

The scenes are like something after atomic bomb. There is has now been a second quake in southern Turkey one hour ago. Seems it was also over 7 richter.

 

[Lukaku's First Touch]

The scenes are like something after atomic bomb. There is has now been a second quake in southern Turkey one hour ago. Seems it was also over 7 richter.

An atomic bomb looks much worse.

 

[DaleinCalgary]

Horrible videos, Turkey will get assistance and syria will be on their own.

edit: and suddenly Turkey will approve Sweden into Nato.

 

[Cyberpunkd]

edit: and suddenly Turkey will approve Sweden into Nato.

Poland went through fun times where you needed the agreement of everyone:

Liberum veto - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

How did it end? Let me check my notes...

Partitions of Poland - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Whitecrow]

This is fucking crazy. I cant even imagine what being there could feel like. What a massive tragedy.

 

[AJUMP23]

Pretty crazy over there right now. The building collapsing is surreal.

 

[ClanOfNone]

Damn, the first aftershock was almost as bad as the initial quake, and there will probably be more.
Earthquakes are some scary shit, other than avoiding areas where they occur frequently, what else can you do?
If I lived near the San Andreas fault line I'd live in perpetual fear. I get Hurricanes down here, but at least you get plenty of warning for them.

 

[AJUMP23]

Gas pipeline fire

 

[IDKFA]

I hope Turkey and Syria get all the international support they need and all survivors trapped are pulled out.

 

[Wildebeest]

Crazy scenes. Turkey can't catch a break recently.

 

[AlteredForms]

Turkey will probably be better off as they have more funding and support networks, but Syria is going to be left out in the heat. And it's a damn shame as it's a beautiful country with hundreds of years of history in the great cities of Damascus, Aleppo and Homs. Now ravaged by war and destruction, I hope they rebound from this quick.

 

[Dr. Suchong]

Terrifying

 

[Airbus Jr]

My greatest condolence for the the victim there

Any turkish here? Stay safe everyone

 

[El Pistolero]

Terrifying and humbling: Our lives are hanging by a thread...
Hopefully they can get to the survivors as quickly as possible...

 

[squallheart]

Damn, the first aftershock was almost as bad as the initial quake, and there will probably be more.
Earthquakes are some scary shit, other than avoiding areas where they occur frequently, what else can you do?
If I lived near the San Andreas fault line I'd live in perpetual fear. I get Hurricanes down here, but at least you get plenty of warning for them.

I live near San Andreas but in a region where the soil is much harder compared to the valleys. You pretty much get used to it but man I can tell turkeys infrastructure wasn't built for it. Feel bad for the people there in comparison the Northridge quake was nothing compared to theirs.

 

[Ocean Dweller]

wow...

 

[ParaSeoul]

Are earthquakes common in those places? Hopefully they have the resources ready to help people as soon as possible

 

[Pagusas]

Omg I hope everyone was out of that building. I assume it was evacuated given that it collapsed well after the earthquake.

 

[kruis]

Turkey will probably be better off as they have more funding and support networks, but Syria is going to be left out in the heat. And it's a damn shame as it's a beautiful country with hundreds of years of history in the great cities of Damascus, Aleppo and Homs. Now ravaged by war and destruction, I hope they rebound from this quick.

Syria is also ravaged by crippling sanctions by the USA and EU that are making the efforts to rebuild the country much, much more difficult.

 

[Jennings]

Are earthquakes common in those places? Hopefully they have the resources ready to help people as soon as possible

Well, you see those big red lines, those are tectonic plate boundaries (which are major faults in themselves, but also typically spiderweb out into bunches of other adjacent faults as the plates move over millions of years). Well, this particular series of earthquakes are occurring at the junction of a few different tectonic plates (Arabian plate, Turkish plate, Eurasian plate), which would tend to indicate the area is very much prone to massive earthquakes as these plates build up and release pressure over millions of years. All the circles are today's earthquakes/aftershocks over a certain size.

And by looking at aerial/satellite photos of the region, you can see a very sharp, straight delineation between mountains and flatland, typically indicative of a major fault system at the meeting of the two.

The following image describes the direction each plate is moving in the region, and how various plate are moving relative to each other at their boundaries. Today's earthquake took place in the upper left, where the Turkish Plate meets the Arabian Plate.

 

[EverydayBeast]

Too early to comment on the turkey earthquake events. An ancient village was recently discovered

Discovery of Turkish 11,400-year-old village challenges ideas of when and why humans first settled down

Excavations at monumental site Karahan Tepe, near the Turkish-Syrian border, suggest that society was established before the dawn of agriculture

www.theartnewspaper.com

Göbekli Tepe - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

And now an earthquake it’s just a lot.

 

[TheInfamousKira]

Shit, I felt ONE after tremor in Pennsylvania from a minor earthquake like five states away fifteen years ago or so, and just that single weak ass lurching of the earth was WILD. I can barely imagine being in one powerful enough to level buildings.

 

[Facism]

I live near San Andreas but in a region where the soil is much harder compared to the valleys. You pretty much get used to it but man I can tell turkeys infrastructure wasn't built for it. Feel bad for the people there in comparison the Northridge quake was nothing compared to theirs.

The last time Turkey got hit with a massive earthquake in the 90's, it came to light how much corruption and cost-cutting went into construction. Buildings literally fell apart because the concrete used was mixed with beach sand. They found fucking sea-shells in the foundations of some buildings it was that bad. Plus they built density in places that couldn't handle it. There were questions to be asked and lessons to have been learnt after that tragedy, but i'm going to wager they were all ignored.

Fucking tragic. I have a friend who has family there and thankfully they managed to get out.

 

[Chozoldman]

A tweet from 3 days ago...

 

[E-Cat]

Horrible videos, Turkey will get assistance and syria will be on their own.

edit: and suddenly Turkey will approve Sweden into Nato.

Yeah, fuck sending Finnish and Swedish humanitarian aid to Turkey until they send some 'humanitarian aid' (=NATO membership) to us.

 

[ChoosableOne]

An atomic bomb looks much worse.

Scientists said that the effect of an earthquake of this magnitude near the surface(7 km below) is as much as 200 atomic bombs. The affected area is said to be as large as England. It doesn't matter if it didn't impress you, it's shared as a scientifically fact.

Yeah, fuck sending Finnish and Swedish humanitarian aid to Turkey until they send some 'humanitarian aid' (=NATO membership) to us.

I feel sorry for those like you who evaluate the Turks and the Turkish government in the same pot and set conditions for humanitarian aid.

 

[Ailynn]

Dear God..
Lord, please help them

 

[GloveSlap]

Looks crazy. It must be a terrible feeling to be in any building there and have to worry about a late collapse.

 

[Lukaku's First Touch]

Scientists said that the effect of an earthquake of this magnitude near the surface(7 km below) is as much as 200 atomic bombs. The affected area is said to be as large as England. It doesn't matter if it didn't impress you, it's shared as a scientifically fact.

This is what a (weak) atomic bomb does:

Seems a bit worse to me. The area affected by the earthquake is ofcourse bigger.

 

[ntropy]

damn

 

[Looking Cool Joker!]

Yeah, fuck sending Finnish and Swedish humanitarian aid to Turkey until they send some 'humanitarian aid' (=NATO membership) to us.

I'd say help the people but not the Government in humanitarian aid. It'd be hard in practice but it'd teach a lesson.

I feel awful for the Turkish and Syrian people though. What a f***ed up situation to be in.

 

[Yoboman]

Earthquakes are terrifying

Glad they don't really exist in Australia

 

[Blitzmangoman]

Lots of people dead and many more to follow/to be confirmed. Earthquakes are just so horrifying. I was on holidays as a kid when the really big one hit in 1999 and I was in Adapazarı, which was hit especially hard.

It was in the middle of the night, still can't forget it. Our building was one of the first of 4 identical buildings built in a small block. 3 of them got destroyed, just ours was standing firm, apparently the architect made the first one the most sturdiest they said back then or we were just lucky.

It was shocking to see the three buildings like that when we went outside, just almost gone. The most haunting yet beautiful thing though, was the sky. Because all electricity was cut off, I saw the sky, clear, just thousands and thousands of stars, was the first and last time I got to see that.

Damn, I hope people under the debris get rescued quick and don't suffer. What's worse is that this hit in the winter time, the earthquake back then was in the summer.

 

[Wildebeest]

This is what a (weak) atomic bomb does:

The strange thing is that the firebombing of Tokyo was similarly devastating because most of their buildings were made from wood.

 

[nkarafo]

Earthquakes are the worst natural disaster. They are impossible to predict and strike at full force without any warning to prepare you. It's especially bad if you live in a multi-store apartment building that you aren't sure how well built it is. Which is one of the reasons i'm glad i live in a smaller, single house.

 

[anthony2690]

That is genuinely so sad, why did the buildings just collapse like that though? :/

Just makes me so sad thinking about those that have lost loved ones and family

 

[JayK47]

Interesting to see a building collapse well after a critical load. I hope they were evacuated.

 

[NoLootBoxDev]

damn on those videos. I hope the survivors are found quickly. Terrible when there is an earthquake and the buildings are not built against them. I live in a country with earthquake activity, and I get scared when there is significant movement.

 

[gow3isben]

Damn already over 4300 please stay less than 10 000

 

[Ironbunny]

Yeah, fuck sending Finnish and Swedish humanitarian aid to Turkey until they send some 'humanitarian aid' (=NATO membership) to us.

As a Fin I think that is just moronic. What ever you think about Erdogan or their goverment these everyday people need help now. Maybe be the adult in the room be it EU or Finland or Sweden and send what ever help is requested and more.

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Earthquakes are the worst natural disaster. They are impossible to predict and strike at full force without any warning to prepare you. It's especially bad if you live in a multi-store apartment building that you aren't sure how well built it is. Which is one of the reasons i'm glad i live in a smaller, single house.

Here in Mexico we have had strong earthquakes in the same month (September) some even happening on the same day (19 of September )

 

[Ironbunny]

While seeking survivors from the rubble another building collapses next to them.



A new building :S

 

[Kamina]

Scary stuff

Is that a dead body in the second video?

 

[Blitzmangoman]

Afaik they have to build newer ones to withstand earthquakes, why are they still just collapsing like cardhouses ffs? Did those people just not care and didn't give a damn about the regulations? Pisses me off, they shouldn't get away with this and hopefully investigations will clear things up.
Just sad that people died because of negligence if so.

 

[Go_Ly_Dow]

Terrible situation, keep seeing the death count rise. ;(

I was fortunate that duing my three years in JP I only experienced minor earthquakes. Considering I think its something like 30-50% of all earthquakes happen there. One was during the early hours in my apartment that gave me a fright, but think it was only about 4.0 or something. Still a surreal experience.

 

[FeralEcho]

I'm sorry but some heads HAVE to roll after how poorly these new buildings have been built.Erdogan's corruption coming in hot.There is absolutely no way these buildings should collapse like lego bricks had they been built properly,they must've cut corners.

 

[Lord Panda]

While seeking survivors from the rubble another building collapses next to them.



A new building :S

Holy fucking shit