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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.

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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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To: grey_whiskers
Interesting, the second one is at half the depth, probably felt event bigger, now a 5.6 just followed as I am writing this. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=35.82004,33.78296&extent=38.5997,39.9353&baseLayer=terrain
21 posted on 02/05/2023 6:01:32 PM PST by Reno89519 (DeSantis or Anyone But Trump in 2024. Time for Trump to Retire, Spend Time With His Family.)
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To: Reno89519; Oscar in Batangas
And from the other thread by Oscar in Batangas, he reports a 6.7 in Netanya, Israel just now...
22 posted on 02/05/2023 6:03:28 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: rdl6989

If buildings are collapsing late at night in Turkey while most people are sleeping it will not be good.


23 posted on 02/05/2023 6:04:06 PM PST by House Atreides (I’m now ULTRA-MAGA. -PRO-MAX)
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To: grey_whiskers

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Multiple apartment buildings have collapsed after a powerful earthquake in southern Turkey
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8:56 PM · Feb 5, 2023
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24 posted on 02/05/2023 6:04:13 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

This is a Middle East, not just a Turkey event.


25 posted on 02/05/2023 6:05:03 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: grey_whiskers

I’m sure it’ll be blamed on climate change


26 posted on 02/05/2023 6:05:45 PM PST by Rural_Michigan
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To: grey_whiskers

He made note of a couple of deep large earthquake (6.9 - 7.0) under Argentina about 10 days ago and issued warnings. Don’t know if those expired or not.


27 posted on 02/05/2023 6:06:15 PM PST by Toad of Toad Hall (time is short and getting shorter)
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To: Rural_Michigan

Or gas stoves.


28 posted on 02/05/2023 6:06:20 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Toad of Toad Hall
He made note of a couple of deep large earthquake (6.9 - 7.0) under Argentina about 10 days ago and issued warnings. Don’t know if those expired or not.

Noted.

29 posted on 02/05/2023 6:07:44 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

Gaziantep, Turkey, near the epicenter, has a population of over one million.


30 posted on 02/05/2023 6:08:19 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: grey_whiskers

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31 posted on 02/05/2023 6:08:58 PM PST by Southside_Chicago_Republican (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog. )
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To: dfwgator

They felt it in Nicosia...


32 posted on 02/05/2023 6:09:13 PM PST by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: rdl6989

Around 5 a.m. local time, so most likely home.


33 posted on 02/05/2023 6:09:15 PM PST by Reno89519 (DeSantis or Anyone But Trump in 2024. Time for Trump to Retire, Spend Time With His Family.)
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To: dfwgator

https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquake/news/203413/Magnitude-48-earthquake-strikes-near-Nicosia-Cyprus.html

Reports of a 4.8.


34 posted on 02/05/2023 6:10:23 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

South Pacific, East of New Zealand


35 posted on 02/05/2023 6:12:16 PM PST by Cold Heart
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To: mewzilla

wwitv Turkish TV in English

https://youtu.be/5mL-OkdM7Tc


36 posted on 02/05/2023 6:13:44 PM PST by TomGuy
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To: Reno89519

Horrible. Just saw videos on Twitter. Apartment buildings are just rubble.


37 posted on 02/05/2023 6:14:15 PM PST by livius
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To: dfwgator

Aleppo Syria about 60 miles south has a population of over 2 Million.


38 posted on 02/05/2023 6:14:17 PM PST by ScottfromNJ
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To: grey_whiskers

All the poor scared kitties.

https://www.amazon.com/Kedi-Ceyda-Torun/dp/B0711TVK9S

A good G rated family movie.


39 posted on 02/05/2023 6:15:04 PM PST by algore
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To: ScottfromNJ

Well, I don’t know if there’s much left to damage in Aleppo.


40 posted on 02/05/2023 6:15:21 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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