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Earthquake of magnitude 7.7 strikes Turkey - GFZ
The Jerusalem Post ^ | Feb 6, 2023 (their time) | "REUTERS"

Posted on 02/05/2023 5:47:27 PM PST by grey_whiskers

A magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck central Turkey early on Monday, the German Research Center for Geosciences (GFZ) said.

(Excerpt) Read more at jpost.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: astronomy; catastrophism; earthquake; earthquakes; fullmoon; gaziantep; quake; quakes; science; syria; turkey
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Prayers up.

And what's on the opposite side of the Earth from Turkey (Echoes/reverb)?

1 posted on 02/05/2023 5:47:27 PM PST by grey_whiskers
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To: grey_whiskers; neverdem; SunkenCiv; Cindy; LucyT; decimon; freedumb2003; ...

*PING* to a formal news source.


2 posted on 02/05/2023 5:48:29 PM PST by grey_whiskers ( (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.))
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To: grey_whiskers

Looks like they’ve had another...

M 6.7 - Central Turkey
2023-02-06 01:28:17 (UTC)37.414°N 36.831°E9.9 km depth


3 posted on 02/05/2023 5:50:06 PM PST by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: mewzilla

Well, crud.

Prayers up, Voltaire notwithstanding.


4 posted on 02/05/2023 5:50:35 PM PST by grey_whiskers ( (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.))
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To: mewzilla

On the larger one....

M 7.8 - 26 km E of Nurdağı, Turkey
2023-02-06 01:17:35 (UTC)37.174°N 37.032°E17.9 km depth


5 posted on 02/05/2023 5:51:31 PM PST by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: mewzilla

Waiting for Lookner to come on about it.


6 posted on 02/05/2023 5:53:42 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: dfwgator

Dutchsinse doesn’t have anything up on it yet on YouTube...?And what’s the opposite side of the planet from Turkey?


7 posted on 02/05/2023 5:54:34 PM PST by grey_whiskers ( (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.))
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To: grey_whiskers

Wow!

https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000jllz/executive


8 posted on 02/05/2023 5:54:41 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: mewzilla

This is going to be bad.

Collapsed building
https://twitter.com/cheguwera/status/1622412910923218945


9 posted on 02/05/2023 5:54:51 PM PST by rdl6989 ( )
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To: grey_whiskers

Local coverage....

https://www.milliyet.com.tr/gundem/son-dakika-kahramanmarasta-7-4-buyuklugunde-deprem-6899075


10 posted on 02/05/2023 5:55:09 PM PST by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: grey_whiskers

Hawaii


11 posted on 02/05/2023 5:55:26 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: grey_whiskers

And with a 6.7 aftershock!


12 posted on 02/05/2023 5:55:42 PM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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To: rdl6989

People were asleep, so they probably didn’t even know what hit them.


13 posted on 02/05/2023 5:55:55 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Jet Jaguar

Geodatos.net/antipodes shows it as somewhere to the East of New Zealand...?


14 posted on 02/05/2023 5:56:10 PM PST by grey_whiskers ( (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.))
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To: grey_whiskers

Lookner URL, coming on in a few minutes.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TImb2wRSKLU


15 posted on 02/05/2023 5:56:33 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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More Turkish coverage...

https://www.sabah.com.tr/yasam/son-dakika-dogu-ve-guneydoguda-siddetli-deprem-diyarbakir-ve-cevre-illerde-de-hissedildi-6347050


16 posted on 02/05/2023 5:56:35 PM PST by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: grey_whiskers

Okay, I just guessed.


17 posted on 02/05/2023 5:57:55 PM PST by Jet Jaguar
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To: mewzilla

Turkish TV coverage...

https://wwitv.com/tv_channels/b1630.htm


18 posted on 02/05/2023 5:58:47 PM PST by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: Jet Jaguar

Not important, except (sigh of relief) San Francisco / Alaska aren’t waiting in the wings, I guess.

To have a 7.8 striking a city while people are asleep is terrible.


19 posted on 02/05/2023 5:59:16 PM PST by grey_whiskers ( (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.))
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To: BenLurkin

Felt throughout the Middle East, especially Syria, as well.


20 posted on 02/05/2023 6:00:32 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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