Good luck to all the Italians. 6.3 is pretty nasty.
Not funny ATG.ATG wrote:
Breaking:
An act of God near the holy city?
Irony.
Hope everyone's okay though, a 6.3 is definitely up there.
Irony.
Hope everyone's okay though, a 6.3 is definitely up there.
Iran had a couple of doosies as well...I think God is an equal opportunist.Poseidon wrote:
An act of God near the holy city?
Irony.
Hope everyone's okay though, a 6.3 is definitely up there.
Oh snap, I swear that was unintentional.AussieReaper wrote:
Good luck to all the Italians. 6.3 is pretty nasty.Not funny ATG.ATG wrote:
Breaking:
From the story;
Earthquakes, whiles rare in Italy are especially dangerous because of very old buildings
i think aerodynamic is from roma
Small hourglass island
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella
Always raining and foggy
Use an umbrella
Its easy to forget how active parts of Italy are, Vesuvius for one, and then there's that massive volcano right next to it.
Um... Vesuvius is that massive volcano...M.O.A.B wrote:
Its easy to forget how active parts of Italy are, Vesuvius for one, and then there's that massive volcano right next to it.
Sitting right next to a large city (Naples) no less.
The paradox is only a conflict between reality and your feeling what reality ought to be.
~ Richard Feynman
~ Richard Feynman
Watching it on BBC news now. Looks pretty bad - 60 miles north east of Rome was where the epicentre was. I'm heading all around Italy in a week, hmm..
50,000 homeless, at least 50 dead.
50,000 homeless, at least 50 dead.
90+, expected to rise sharply.
15000+ buildings destroyed.
Damn.
15000+ buildings destroyed.
Damn.
Damn, that suckskylef wrote:
Watching it on BBC news now. Looks pretty bad - 60 miles north east of Rome was where the epicentre was. I'm heading all around Italy in a week, hmm..
50,000 homeless, at least 50 dead.
There is another right next to it.Spark wrote:
Um... Vesuvius is that massive volcano...M.O.A.B wrote:
Its easy to forget how active parts of Italy are, Vesuvius for one, and then there's that massive volcano right next to it.
Sitting right next to a large city (Naples) no less.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campi_Flegrei
damn beat me to it u must of been up all night
Were next.
If that thing had directly hit Rome that would've been it for all those old buildings...
That thing scared teh shit out of me.
I hope the aftershocks are minimal.
A tragedy of massive magnitude for Italy in terms of the human and cultural costs.
Here's hoping the historic buildings lost are restored to their former condition.
Here's hoping the historic buildings lost are restored to their former condition.
Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.
At least its not the other way aroundJennnnni wrote:
Damn, that suckskylef wrote:
Watching it on BBC news now. Looks pretty bad - 60 miles north east of Rome was where the epicentre was. I'm heading all around Italy in a week, hmm..
50,000 homeless, at least 50 dead.
Well I guess my next shipment of olive oil might be a little late but I think those people were lucky, look at what happened to Szechuan Province that was much worse. I mean count your stars people.
pfft 6.3 i've been in better
jesus, an aftershock measured 5.6
here's a nice wiki table to put things in perspective
wikipedia wrote:
Less than 2.0 Micro Microearthquakes, not felt. About 8,000 per day
2.0-2.9 Minor Generally not felt, but recorded. About 1,000 per day
3.0-3.9 Often felt, but rarely causes damage. 49,000 per year (est.)
4.0-4.9 Light Noticeable shaking of indoor items, rattling noises. Significant damage unlikely. 6,200 per year (est.)
5.0-5.9 Moderate Can cause major damage to poorly constructed buildings over small regions. At most slight damage to well-designed buildings. 800 per year
6.0-6.9 Strong Can be destructive in areas up to about 160 kilometres (100 mi) across in populated areas. 120 per year
7.0-7.9 Major Can cause serious damage over larger areas. 18 per year
8.0-8.9 Great Can cause serious damage in areas several hundred miles across. 1 per year
9.0-9.9 Devastating in areas several thousand miles across.
1 per 20 years
10.0+ Epic Never recorded; see below for equivalent seismic energy yield.
Extremely rare (Unknown)
I think those put things in perspectivewikipedia wrote:
5.0 32 kilotons 134.4 TJ Nagasaki atomic bomb (actual seismic yield was negligible since it detonated in the atmosphere. The Hiroshima atomic bomb was 15 kilotons )
6.5 5.6 megatons 23.5 PJ Rhodes (Greece), 2008
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"7.0-7.9 Major Can cause serious damage over larger areas. 18 per year "
I've been in a earthquake of this magnitude when i was living in Ecuador, I think it was measured at 7.5 at the Richter scale.
pretty scary, thank god I lived in a small town where there were no high/tall buildings, but it was close to beaches and there was a high possibility of a tsunami that was discarded afterward.
Ohhh, the aftershocks won't leave!
there were about 100 aftershocks recorded after the big earthquake......now that I remembered there were 2 big earthquakes that same day, the first one about 5.3 and the big one.
I've been in a earthquake of this magnitude when i was living in Ecuador, I think it was measured at 7.5 at the Richter scale.
pretty scary, thank god I lived in a small town where there were no high/tall buildings, but it was close to beaches and there was a high possibility of a tsunami that was discarded afterward.
Ohhh, the aftershocks won't leave!
there were about 100 aftershocks recorded after the big earthquake......now that I remembered there were 2 big earthquakes that same day, the first one about 5.3 and the big one.
5.3Ioan92 wrote:
Were next.
I lost my quake virginity. And nearly shat my fucking pants.
http://www.realitatea.net/cutremur-in-v … 04822.html
An earthquake occurred in the Vrancea area. Earthquakes felt in Bucharest and in several areas of the country. According to the Institute for Earth Physics, intensity earthquake was 5.3 degrees on Richter scale and occurred at a depth of 120 kilometers. According to the same sources are not expected lines and must not make comparisons with the event in Italy. Video (2) Photo (1)
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The earthquake was felt throughout the country and started on 20.18.48 and ended on 20.23.16. In Bucharest felt with three, four degrees scale thanks. Seismic affect communication on mobile networks.
Earthquakes felt in Iasi, Galati, Constanta and in Ploiesti. According to Raed Arafat, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Health, the emergency number 112 was not requested assistance from any person.
The last earthquake of significant magnitude was in Romania on March 2. Seismic was 3.4 degrees on Richter scale and also in epicentrul Vrancea.
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