Earthquakes Hit the sub continent!!! (11 Viewers)

baggio

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i guess tahir meant that the world is in its final stages:down:
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I have doubts about that. But yes, it is strange, that geographically the subcontinent seems to be getting hit over and over.
 
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HelterSkelter

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    There's an interesting though skimpy summary on wikipdeia:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earthquake_prediction

    Found this elsewhere:
    The 1906 San Francisco earthquake was the deadliest ever.
    FICTION: Though well known, the magnitude 7.8 San Francisco earthquake and ensuring fire killed 3,000 and razed large sections of the city. It was the most deadly in U.S. history, but that doesn’t make it the worst the world has seen, by far. The deadliest earthquake in recorded history struck Shensi province in China in 1556, killing about 830,000 people. The 1976 magnitude 7.8 earthquake which struck Tangshan, China killed somewhere between 250,000 and 800,000 people. In 2003, the magnitude 6.5 earthquake in Bam, Iran killed more than 40,000 people. The earthquake in Chile on May 22, 1960, is the strongest in the world with magnitude 9.5, and killed more than 4,000. For the record, the largest U.S. earthquake occurred on March 28, 1964, in Alaska. It was a magnitude 9.2 quake and took 131 lives.
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    how can a magnitude 9.2 quake take ONLY 131 lives??
    and a 9.5 earthquake take only 4000?

    anything over 8 can finish of cities within secondds.
     
    mikhail

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    how can a magnitude 9.2 quake take ONLY 131 lives??
    and a 9.5 earthquake take only 4000?

    anything over 8 can finish of cities within secondds.
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    Earthquakes aren't inherently that dangerous. Falling masonry now, that's another matter. So a smallish earthquake in a city not built for earthquakes is going to kill more people than a big one in, say, California.
     

    Zlatan

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    how can a magnitude 9.2 quake take ONLY 131 lives??
    and a 9.5 earthquake take only 4000?

    anything over 8 can finish of cities within secondds.
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    Probably unpopulated areas.
     
    mikhail

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    Jan 24, 2003
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    and i guess coastal areas are in much more danger of than other areas
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    Why? Coastal areas make up a lot of the big earthquake zones around the world (eg. Pacific rim), but I don't see why they'd be in more danger. Of course, if it's far out ot sea, you can get something like the Tsunami in January.
     
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    HelterSkelter

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    the water adds up to the danger i guess.
    for eg,a 7.5 quake in a non coastal area wouldnt be as deadley as it wud be in a coastal area.
     
    The Pado

    The Pado

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    how can a magnitude 9.2 quake take ONLY 131 lives??
    and a 9.5 earthquake take only 4000?

    anything over 8 can finish of cities within secondds.
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    It's like Z said, unpopulated areas. Hardly anybody lives in Alaska, and if the quake strikes where there are not buildings, there is minimal loss of life.
     
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