PunkTheFunk 125,719 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 A powerful earthquake has struck off Turkey's Aegean coast and north of the Greek island of Samos, destroying homes and killing at least 22 people. The 7.0 magnitude tremor was centred off Turkey's Izmir province, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. Turkey put the magnitude lower, at 6.6, saying 20 people had died and 786 were injured in the province of Izmir. On Samos, two teenagers were killed. The shallow tremor triggered a mini-tsunami that flooded Izmir and Samos. The authorities in Izmir, the provincial capital, are now setting up a tent area to house about 2,000 people overnight, amid fears that more buildings could collapse. The authorities said that 70 people had been rescued from under the rubble. Rescuers continued to dig through concrete blocks after darkness fell, hoping to find more survivors. The USGS said the quake - which was felt as far away as Athens and Istanbul - struck at a depth of 10km (six miles), although Turkish officials said it was 16km below ground. Turkey and Greece both sit on fault lines and earthquakes are common. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-54749509 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarstruckIllusion 53,580 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Nooo... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dit 46,738 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 hope everyone is ok the Aegean area is notorious for having high potential for earthquakes. there's always big ones in the region every few years. Istanbul was completely destroyed by one like a decade or two ago. Hope it doesn't get to that ever again Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonky 671 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Sending prayers! We had big earthquake in Zagreb recently... 2020 is bad. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harry Kat 10,046 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 Unfortunately, we have injured people in the Greek island of Samos! Also, a small tsunami occured in the area Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killa 18,857 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 7.0 richter scale?? Thats a lot omg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hades 27,980 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 31 minutes ago, Harry Kat said: Unfortunately, we have injured people in the Greek island of Samos! Also, a small tsunami occured in the area 3 tsunamis so far. The streets are flooded and they can't go to the hospital. 😔 The situation is even worse in Turkey. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatislaps 34,854 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 2020 truly is an intense year Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil R 1,084 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 4 killed 120 injured in Turkey, reported so far. The videos are truly horrifying. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
palma 8,909 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 It is horrifying to wake up to bad news every single day. I live in Istanbul which is fairly away from Izmir but it was a very scary experience. I just hope there are not many that are in an unsalvageable position. The winter is just around the corner and I don't want to imagine how would it feel to be homeless... Let this be a warning by Nature to both sides of the Aegean since as exemplified here, if something bad happens, it happens to either of us. The Greco-Turkish rivalry is like two sisters sharing the same room and fighting night and day... 1 hour ago, dit said: hope everyone is ok the Aegean area is notorious for having high potential for earthquakes. there's always big ones in the region every few years. Istanbul was completely destroyed by one like a decade or two ago. Hope it doesn't get to that ever again That would be a bit of an overstatement. I believe you're referring to 1999 Earthquake. It caused some major damage in some districts of Istanbul but some cities to the east took the biggest blow. Ever since we've been expecting another major earthquake in the city center and I believe that will destroy Istanbul On an unrelated note, going back to what I said, months after the 1999 Earthquake, an earthquake of similar magnitude hit Athens this time and Turkey and Greece shocked the world as both countries rushed to help each other out. I hope it'll repeat this time as I desperately need peace. My landlady in Greece was depressed due to a possibility that Erdogan will provoke a war and her son will be drafted into the army... Is there some reason my LG7 isn't here? Has she died or something? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
palma 8,909 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 6 hours ago, PunkTheFunk said: An earthquake that struck Izmir in 1999 killed about 17,000 people. Oh and that would be Izmit actually. Two different cities, similar names. Izmir is nevertheless located in the center of a dangerous seismic zone. Is there some reason my LG7 isn't here? Has she died or something? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ENlGMA 5,391 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 I live in İzmir. It was a terrible thing to experience. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
donatellab 2,476 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 I hope all Greek and Turkish monsters and their families are safe and well. I’m sending prayers to everyone affected by this, this is horrible. She/Her/Hers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HausofGabo 1,289 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 52 minutes ago, Hades said: 3 tsunamis so far. The streets are flooded and they can't go to the hospital. 😔 The situation is even worse in Turkey. Are u ok, baby? I’m not sure if you’re close to that place. I hope you’re ok. I send you the biggest hug. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannethenight 6,056 Posted October 30, 2020 Share Posted October 30, 2020 i'm from izmir. it was so horrible 🌹 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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