Turkish earth quake

[happy daze john in oz]

Latest news, at least one Aussie killed was visiting his sister there.
Death toll now considered to be in the order of 27,000 and rising.
I agree with Des as to building standards, have seen them in a number of other countries, not good by any standard.

[Doc Vernon]

News seems to differ john as just now on the News here the death toll stands at 16000 plus!

But whatever it is , still far too many . Its really a bad one , but there have been worse i know!
Cheers

[James Curry]

Man can bomb the hell out of the planet. But when mother nature decides to get annoyed look out.

This is supposed to be the worlds worst disasters no doubt there will be other websites may have different statistics.

10. Aleppo Earthquake (Syria 1138) - 230,000 dead

9. Indian Ocean Earthquake/Tsunami (Indian Ocean 2004) - 230,000 dead

8. Haiyun Earthquake (China 1920) - 240,000 dead

7. Tangshan Earthquake (China 1976) - 242,000 dead

6. Antioch Earthquake (Syria and Turkey 526) - 250,000 dead

5. India Cyclone (India 1839) - 300,000 dead

4. Shaanxi Earthquake (China 1556) - 830,000 dead

3. Bhola Cyclone (Bangladesh 1970) - 500,000-1,000,000 dead

2. Yellow River Flood (China 1887) - 900,000-2,000,000 dead

1. Yellow River Flood (China 1931) - 1,000,000-4,000,000 dead.

Java , Krakatoa does not even get a mention. Fingers crossed the one in the USA does not blow? Yellowstone?
Who remembers Mount Saint Helens in 1980.

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Watched on TV last night a programme of the the three Teutonic plates that are right under Turkey, any movement and it's disaster time, there is no way I would like to live there much as I like the Med and Adriatic.
Des

[James Curry]

Turkey is now one of the biggest tourist destinations for Brits going on holiday. The Turks are now pushing North Cyprus hard for the coming summer. Think I will give the area a miss.

[happy daze john in oz]

It is quite possible that there were other such disasters not documented, maybe evidence lost in the mists of time.

But for certain this is not the last event of such a nature.
The movement of plates beneath the surface may remain dormant for centuries then for some unknown reason act up again.

Looks as if the Costa del packet may be flavour of the season again.

[James Curry]

Costa del Wirral /UK will do me from now on. Going to change the name on my house now from Windy Corner to the old favourite Dun-Roamin.

[Johnny Kieran]

The only time I ever felt any kind of earth tremor, was when I was up in the restaurant at the top of the Farmers building in Auckland with my then girlfriend. I saw my coffee shaking along with a kind of slight sense of something going on. I said to her "hey! look at that" she said "oh that's just a tiny earthquake" we get them all the time.
That Farmers building was just off Queen Street to the right I think, coming up from the docks. Is it still there? Must have been the tallest building there at that time, early to late 60s.

[Ivan Cloherty]

The only time I ever felt any kind of earth tremor, was when I was with my then girlfriend. I saw my coffee shaking along with a kind of slight sense of something going on..

I went out with an NZ girl, she had that effect on me!

[Johnny Kieran]

Bless em