I hadn’t realised just how deadly this Earthquake is.

More deaths than the Izmit earthquake of 1999. To find a deadlier earthquake in Turkey you have to go back to the year 1268 AD.

Death toll so far. 34,870+ (29,600 in Turkey, 5,270 in Syria)

First earthquake location.

Where the East Anatolian fault meets the Dead Sea transform.

Neutrino posted this link (or one like it) in chat.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64603521

Take a look at the map on this page. It is the most precise yet produced of how the ground lurched in response to the enormous energies that were unleashed.

The data behind it was acquired in the early hours of Friday by the European Union’s Sentinel-1A satellite as it traversed north to south over Turkey at an altitude of 700km (435 miles).

The Sentinel carries a radar instrument that is able to sense the ground in all weathers, day and night.

It is routinely scanning this earthquake-prone region of the world, tracing the often very subtle changes in elevation at the Earth’s surface.

mollwollfumble said:

I hadn’t realised just how deadly this Earthquake is.

More deaths than the Izmit earthquake of 1999. To find a deadlier earthquake in Turkey you have to go back to the year 1268 AD.

Death toll so far. 34,870+ (29,600 in Turkey, 5,270 in Syria)

First earthquake location.

Where the East Anatolian fault meets the Dead Sea transform.

Neutrino posted this link (or one like it) in chat.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64603521

Take a look at the map on this page. It is the most precise yet produced of how the ground lurched in response to the enormous energies that were unleashed.

The data behind it was acquired in the early hours of Friday by the European Union’s Sentinel-1A satellite as it traversed north to south over Turkey at an altitude of 700km (435 miles).

The Sentinel carries a radar instrument that is able to sense the ground in all weathers, day and night.

It is routinely scanning this earthquake-prone region of the world, tracing the often very subtle changes in elevation at the Earth’s surface.

They were all paying an earthquake tax which apparently should be worth billions now but apparently no one knows the location of these emergency funds. It will be interesting to see what happens.

ms spock said:

mollwollfumble said:

I hadn’t realised just how deadly this Earthquake is.

More deaths than the Izmit earthquake of 1999. To find a deadlier earthquake in Turkey you have to go back to the year 1268 AD.

Death toll so far. 34,870+ (29,600 in Turkey, 5,270 in Syria)

First earthquake location.

Where the East Anatolian fault meets the Dead Sea transform.

Neutrino posted this link (or one like it) in chat.

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-64603521

Take a look at the map on this page. It is the most precise yet produced of how the ground lurched in response to the enormous energies that were unleashed.

The data behind it was acquired in the early hours of Friday by the European Union’s Sentinel-1A satellite as it traversed north to south over Turkey at an altitude of 700km (435 miles).

The Sentinel carries a radar instrument that is able to sense the ground in all weathers, day and night.

It is routinely scanning this earthquake-prone region of the world, tracing the often very subtle changes in elevation at the Earth’s surface.

They were all paying an earthquake tax which apparently should be worth billions now but apparently no one knows the location of these emergency funds. It will be interesting to see what happens.

So the money was stolen

Or used to make weapons I’d bet.

In a large earthquake, often the ground cracks open. That’s not unusual.

What is unusual about THIS earthquake is that the “crack” in the ground of what was a olive orchard, could swallow a city block.

The geo’s on here will be interested to see the layering of what was probably many millions of years of river meanders unearthed.

https://i.imgur.com/0OTm3FP.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/4bb0ErU.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/PeVK1Dv.mp4

Kingy said:

In a large earthquake, often the ground cracks open. That’s not unusual.

What is unusual about THIS earthquake is that the “crack” in the ground of what was a olive orchard, could swallow a city block.

The geo’s on here will be interested to see the layering of what was probably many millions of years of river meanders unearthed.

https://i.imgur.com/0OTm3FP.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/4bb0ErU.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/PeVK1Dv.mp4

2 very lengthy cracks

one at 300 km 7.8-M

one at 125 km 7.5-M

Turkey earthquake opens up gigantic 300 km long crack in Earth’s surface

Kingy said:

In a large earthquake, often the ground cracks open. That’s not unusual.

What is unusual about THIS earthquake is that the “crack” in the ground of what was a olive orchard, could swallow a city block.

The geo’s on here will be interested to see the layering of what was probably many millions of years of river meanders unearthed.

https://i.imgur.com/0OTm3FP.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/4bb0ErU.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/PeVK1Dv.mp4

Blimey, MV will know for sure, tht rock looks like basalt?

nice response

Raed al-Saleh — the White Helmets’ founder, who sold electrical equipment before the war — has accused the UN of failing in its response to the crisis, an allegation to which the United Nations has not responded.

wait

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-16/white-helmets-syria-deadly-earthquake-rescues-/101980558

Peak Warming Man said:

Kingy said:

In a large earthquake, often the ground cracks open. That’s not unusual.

What is unusual about THIS earthquake is that the “crack” in the ground of what was a olive orchard, could swallow a city block.

The geo’s on here will be interested to see the layering of what was probably many millions of years of river meanders unearthed.

https://i.imgur.com/0OTm3FP.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/4bb0ErU.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/PeVK1Dv.mp4

Blimey, MV will know for sure, tht rock looks like basalt?

those are sedimentary sequences.. a fine grained mudstone or the like.. MV would have to lick it to be sure…

human suffering aside, that’s some pretty impressive earth porn

diddly-squat said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Kingy said:

In a large earthquake, often the ground cracks open. That’s not unusual.

What is unusual about THIS earthquake is that the “crack” in the ground of what was a olive orchard, could swallow a city block.

The geo’s on here will be interested to see the layering of what was probably many millions of years of river meanders unearthed.

https://i.imgur.com/0OTm3FP.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/4bb0ErU.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/PeVK1Dv.mp4

Blimey, MV will know for sure, tht rock looks like basalt?

those are sedimentary sequences.. a fine grained mudstone or the like.. MV would have to lick it to be sure…

human suffering aside, that’s some pretty impressive earth porn

I feel sorry for the people but to see those fissures is something!

diddly-squat said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Kingy said:

In a large earthquake, often the ground cracks open. That’s not unusual.

What is unusual about THIS earthquake is that the “crack” in the ground of what was a olive orchard, could swallow a city block.

The geo’s on here will be interested to see the layering of what was probably many millions of years of river meanders unearthed.

https://i.imgur.com/0OTm3FP.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/4bb0ErU.mp4

https://i.imgur.com/PeVK1Dv.mp4

Blimey, MV will know for sure, tht rock looks like basalt?

those are sedimentary sequences.. a fine grained mudstone or the like.. MV would have to lick it to be sure…

human suffering aside, that’s some pretty impressive earth porn

LOL. Generally don’t have to lick sedimentary rocks. Feeling them can distinguish between mudstone and siltstone.

As I understand it, that footage is not the fault surface trace and is some distance from it. It’s a landslip of some sort – the upper detachment of a landslide or a slump. (I’ve seen the footage before and read stuff from a geo that has seen the chasm.)

Michael V said:

diddly-squat said:

Peak Warming Man said:

Blimey, MV will know for sure, tht rock looks like basalt?

those are sedimentary sequences.. a fine grained mudstone or the like.. MV would have to lick it to be sure…

human suffering aside, that’s some pretty impressive earth porn

LOL. Generally don’t have to lick sedimentary rocks. Feeling them can distinguish between mudstone and siltstone.

As I understand it, that footage is not the fault surface trace and is some distance from it. It’s a landslip of some sort – the upper detachment of a landslide or a slump. (I’ve seen the footage before and read stuff from a geo that has seen the chasm.)

Interesting.

An example of the huge forces involved.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiDvo-xTinY”

Spiny Norman said:

An example of the huge forces involved.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiDvo-xTinY”

It’s likely a landslip caused by the earthquake, not the surface trace of the fault rupture that caused the earthquake.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiDvo-xTinY

I read today that a M6.4 aftershock has killed more people.

:42
Turkey-Syria earthquake ripped huge chasm in what was once an olive field near Antakya | ITV News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiDvo-xTinY

sarahs mum said:

:42
Turkey-Syria earthquake ripped huge chasm in what was once an olive field near Antakya | ITV News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiDvo-xTinY

so uh the good news is that it’s now 2 olive fields right

SCIENCE said:

sarahs mum said:

:42
Turkey-Syria earthquake ripped huge chasm in what was once an olive field near Antakya | ITV News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiDvo-xTinY

so uh the good news is that it’s now 2 olive fields right

A few olive fields in fact. And an olive field island.

sarahs mum said:

:42
Turkey-Syria earthquake ripped huge chasm in what was once an olive field near Antakya | ITV News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiDvo-xTinY

bump.