[mbarker12474]

I had to come to Freerepublic to find out the strength of the quake. On my drive in, both stations I used have CNN. Neither gave the strength. They just said it was strong. They must have not known which numbers to go with...

One would think that SOMEbody in the local broadcast newsroom could take the ten seconds required to visit:

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2011/usb0006bqc/

and then report:

Magnitude 7.2 - EASTERN TURKEY
2011 October 23 10:41:21 UTC

Earthquake Details

    This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude	7.2
Date-Time	

    Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 10:41:21 UTC
    Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 01:41:21 PM at epicenter
    Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones

Location       38.628°N, 43.486°E
Depth          20 km (12.4 miles) set by location program
Region         EASTERN TURKEY
Distances      16 km (9 miles) NNE of Van, Turkey
               118 km (73 miles) N of Hakkari, Turkey
               127 km (78 miles) SSE of Agri (Karakose), Turkey
               929 km (577 miles) E of ANKARA, Turkey


Location Uncertainty    Error estimate not available

Parameters    Nph=0, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Gp= 0,
              M-type=centroid moment magnitude (Mw), 
              Version=1

Source	      USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID      usb0006bqc

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—One would think that SOMEbody in the local broadcast newsroom could take the ten seconds required to visit: —

You’d think.

That’s why I don’t really respect the media much.