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Earthquake Experience
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25 Jan 2008 Fri 02:58 pm |
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I certainly didn't mean any harm or disrespect. I know that earthquakes can cause much damage both property wise and personally. I was just wondering if anyone had any experiences they may like to share" People can respond or ignore. For some, it may even be cathartic.
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25 Jan 2008 Fri 03:35 pm |
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Quoting ciko: it may sound strange but sometimes i miss small earthquakes (only small ones!) ohhhhhhhhh they were such exciting |
Yes it does sound strange
I experienced a small earthquake during my last holiday in Turkey. It must have been between christmas and new year, or the first week of january.. there was one in Menemen I believe. We woke up in the middle of the night, our bed shook several times!
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25 Jan 2008 Fri 03:56 pm |
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We lost a 4 members of our family in 1999, Roswitha...you can learn about it by watching the Discovery Channel there isn't any need to remind so many people of such a horrific time. Maybe you remember bombarments, but no one is asking you about them.
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25 Jan 2008 Fri 04:12 pm |
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I am from one if not the most seismical country on Earth : Chile. We have big eartquakes in the north of the country every 5 years and the big one ever recorded was in my parents hometown : Valdivia it was 9,5 richter scale...YES 9,5 ! and the city was absoluitely destroyed, minutes after this a huge tsunami destroyed all the things that the eartquake hadn't demaged. My grandmother told me the story, she ran to the hills , she was 5 months pregnant , my father was 8 years old and he tells me that his house fell off , people were crying thinking that it was the end of the world , all was desperation and the movement seemed never come to a stop ....this happened in 1960 , you can see images in youtube . Thousands of people died, the same in Santiago, my city in 1985 , I was 2 years old, dont remember anything but we survived and right now we have tremors everyweek but thank God we have no sea here so we are safe from a Tsunami.
Schools try to create a "eartquake" conscience since we are 4 or 5 years old. They taught me how to react and what to do in case of Eartquake but NO MATTER HOW MUCH THEY TAUGHT ME , everytime I have a small eartquake or a tremor I panic!!!! because you never now if this is only a tremor or could become something else ...
I am chilean, I got used to live with them and I suppose most chileans , peruvians and people who live in the Pacific side like japanese , got used to the as well, in spite of this , I wouldnt change where I was born ...It was blessed with wonderful nature, from deserts to antarctica, all in one land...
A good thing is that nature constantly reminds you that you ARE NOTHING! just a humble creature that in case of natural disaster remembers how weak life is ...!
Dilara.
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25 Jan 2008 Fri 08:55 pm |
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Quoting Roswitha: Who of you has ever experienced an earthquake in Turkia? |
Not in Turkey, but being in the SF Bay Area, I have experienced many earthquakes. Fortunatly, none of them have been as bad as the last big one in Turkey or some other places....so far....but we expect it anyday now.
When I was in Turkey I stayed with a family who had to spend a lot of time outside of their apartment. They told me to always carry a "whistle-machine, a flashlight and fresh water. Although it's hard to carry water around everyplace, I do keep a flashlight and whistle with me at all times. I have at least a weeks store of fresh water for cases of emergency as well as extra food for several people on hand at all times.
We are taught things like staying away from windows, care with putting things on shelves and so forth. Even though one may think they are not in an earthquake zone, many have found out too late they are in one.
Earthquakes have a sound. I remember one that sounded like a train.
US Earthquake zones
Global Seismic Hazard Map
I'm firmly in the red zone....
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25 Jan 2008 Fri 09:43 pm |
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Thanks very much for your personal commentary! Got an insight.
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26 Jan 2008 Sat 12:14 pm |
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Quoting Dilara: Schools try to create a "eartquake" conscience since we are 4 or 5 years old. They taught me how to react and what to do in case of Eartquake but NO MATTER HOW MUCH THEY TAUGHT ME , everytime I have a small eartquake or a tremor I panic!!!! because you never now if this is only a tremor or could become something else ...
I am chilean, I got used to live with them and I suppose most chileans , peruvians and people who live in the Pacific side like japanese , got used to the as well, in spite of this , I wouldnt change where I was born ...It was blessed with wonderful nature, from deserts to antarctica, all in one land...
A good thing is that nature constantly reminds you that you ARE NOTHING! just a humble creature that in case of natural disaster remembers how weak life is ...!
Dilara. |
I wish people were as responsible here. I mean as I have witnessed in my environment, many people talk about the earthquake but don't do much to help themselves.
My husband is now a trained rescuer. He went on training and learned how four people can safely lift a one tonne piece of building coloumn, another to crawl under and take out the trapped person, he organised a team set of rescue suits, helmets, equipment, steel toe-capped boots, safety googles and then set up new training for mew people. We have about 4000 people in our site and you know, only 4 people could be bothered to join him to train. All that equipment is stored in our place.
It makes me so angry that people complain but do nothing to help themselves.
There is so much we can do to secure ourselves against harm. Of course, there is nothing you can do if your apartment falls down, but there is plenty you can do to safeguard your family against damage in the home. And in preventing this damage you save the hospitals and medical staff thousands of man hours by preventing minor and medium injury !
Sorry to be negative, but after seeing my husband put so much effort in to educate and help those in our site and surroundings, and only about 4 people could be bothered to stop watching television to join him made me so cross.
I don't mean to offendi just venting.
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26 Jan 2008 Sat 12:30 pm |
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I know you didn't indend it Cacık, but your post does read a bit like "dying in an earthquake is your own fault" 
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26 Jan 2008 Sat 01:53 pm |
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Quoting AEnigma III: I know you didn't indend it Cacık, but your post does read a bit like "dying in an earthquake is your own fault" |
I apologise is that is how it sounds but I did say that if your building falls down there is nothing you can. What I mean is people could learn more how to safe and rescue people in their immediate environment in order to help people, help the emergency services, help their neighbours and friends. But it seems that many people have no time for it or can't be bothered to learn about how to protect themselves more.
To a certain degree there is truth in your statement however. Secondary causes of death from earthquake could be avoided for example, not sercuring your furniture or pictures on the wall that then crash down on a baby's cot or childs bed can safe a life - no??? When people are taken to emergency services for broken bones and severe cuts, another person may die because too much time was given to avoidable injury.
That's my point. What do you think AEnigma ?
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26 Jan 2008 Sat 01:54 pm |
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Quoting Cacık: That's my point. What do you think AEnigma ? |
I do not really have an opinion about it. Until you live such a horror, how can anyone comment (even me )
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