Eastern Turkey suffers earthquake....Where next?

nurseawful



Joined: 06/02/2009
Posts: 5934

Message Posted:
08/03/2010 09:13

Eastern Turkey has suffered an earthquake measuring 6.0 38 people are believed dead and approx 60 injured and taken to hospital.



Makes me wonder where is next to get hit???



Chris

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
08/03/2010 09:15

just watching it on bbc news, makes you wonder chris. it seems all we are hearing about this year xx

Jetski


Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 584

Message Posted:
08/03/2010 09:19

There's a lot more seismicity than people here imagine - look at this site for the last 7 days activity in Turkey



http://www.koeri.boun.edu.tr/sismo/map/en/sevendays.html

everon


Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 956

Message Posted:
08/03/2010 09:34

just watching it live on digiturk channel 38, they are frantically digging with picks and shovels, oh! bless them they have just managed to get a man out and he's alive

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
08/03/2010 09:36

Cyprus has been hit by heavy earthquakes several times in the past 2000 years (and probably before) - the witnesses are still visible in our time: tumbled down minarets, built by the Ottoman Turks on former Lusignan and Venetian churches, and cracks in walls. I'm not especially interested to see how earthquake-proof the assurances of our modern Cyprus builders are...

Tenakoutou



Joined: 27/07/2009
Posts: 4110

Message Posted:
08/03/2010 09:36

Sounds like the whole bloody planet is going to fly to bits soon....

deecyprus4


Joined: 27/07/2008
Posts: 3452

Message Posted:
08/03/2010 09:51

This year must be a record one for earthquakes and flooding....makes one wonder!

MarkVPiazza


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 530

Message Posted:
08/03/2010 12:16

Japan

Lilli



Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
08/03/2010 12:22

death toll now over 50 so sad xx

mamachina


Joined: 22/11/2008
Posts: 730

Message Posted:
08/03/2010 14:23

It was said the world would end not with a bang but a whimper - but what about a shake??

Jetski


Joined: 21/07/2008
Posts: 584

Message Posted:
09/03/2010 15:19

Have a look at this link - it's the earthquakes in the affected area of Turkey over the last year - so don't panic! It's happening all the time all around us - and has been for eons.



http://www.koeri.boun.edu.tr/sismo/map/en/20100309053425.html

Lemtich



Joined: 15/02/2007
Posts: 1487

Message Posted:
09/03/2010 22:14

Those earthquake survivors have all my sympathy.



After 20 aftershocks I can't find my home either!



Lem