re: 7.8 earthquake in Turkey

Posted by LegendInMyMind

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Posted on 2/5/23 at 8:43 pm to LegendInMyMind

Twitter - @seismo_steve

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Oh my word, a prelim. magnitude 7.8 earthquake in southeastern Turkey just now. The epicentre is near to the Syrian border where there is quite a high population density. Even before we get more info, you know this isn’t going to be good. My thoughts are with everyone caught up

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Just looking at the distribution of magnitude 7 and greater quakes since instrumental records began (~1900), today's M7.8 event is by far the largest quake ever recorded in this region.
Most large earthquakes have occurred along the Northern Anatolian Fault in N. Turkey.

Posted by SteelerBravesDawg

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Posted on 2/5/23 at 8:46 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!

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7.8 earthquake

This Twitter account has a bunch of coverage/live video of the aftermath

Posted by LegendInMyMind

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Posted on 2/5/23 at 8:50 pm to SteelerBravesDawg

Posted by Cajun Tifoso

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Posted on 2/5/23 at 8:59 pm to HailHailtoMichigan!

shite! That's about a two or three hour drive from Gobleki Tepe. Prayers for the people there, but that site is mind boggling!

Posted by Bobby OG Johnson

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Posted on 2/5/23 at 9:04 pm to Cajun Tifoso

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Citizen Free Press
@CitizenFreePres

Huge fire raging in the city of Kahramanmaras, Turkey following the 7.8 MAG earthquake overnight.

Twitter video

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Posted by Bobby OG Johnson

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Posted on 2/5/23 at 9:11 pm to Bobby OG Johnson

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AllQuakes - EMSC
@EMSC
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#Earthquake (#deprem) M4.4 strikes 61 km NW of #Malatya (#Turkey) 5 min ago.

Posted by LegendInMyMind

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Posted on 2/5/23 at 9:11 pm to Bobby OG Johnson

If that roar is the fire....

Posted by Bobby OG Johnson

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Posted on 2/5/23 at 9:13 pm to LegendInMyMind

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If that roar is the fire....

Posted by LegendInMyMind

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Posted on 2/5/23 at 9:13 pm to Bobby OG Johnson

@sentdefender

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Due to the Earthquake a Gas Pipeline near the City of Kahramanmaras in Southern Turkey has reportedly Exploded and is burning out of control with Emergency Services completely overwhelmed with Rescue Operations.

Posted by LegendInMyMind

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Posted on 2/5/23 at 9:15 pm to Bobby OG Johnson

The US Geological Survey is estimating that deaths could number in the thousands.

Posted by Bobby OG Johnson

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Posted on 2/5/23 at 9:16 pm to LegendInMyMind

Sounds really bad

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Posted by LegendInMyMind

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Posted on 2/5/23 at 9:19 pm to Bobby OG Johnson

Yeah, they're reporting many apartment buildings have collapsed. At 3 in the morning, most everyone would have been home.

Posted by RummelTiger

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Posted on 2/5/23 at 9:19 pm to Bobby OG Johnson

Yikes

Posted by LegendInMyMind

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Posted on 2/5/23 at 9:22 pm to Bobby OG Johnson

Jesus....

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NEW FOOTAGE: Video captures the moment a multi-story building collapses in Diyarbakir, Turkey. Diyarbakir sits nearly 150 miles from the epicenter of the earlier magnitude 7.8 earthquake.

Twitter

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