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Yeah, this is nothing like Haiti, thankfully. It was deeper, further away from major population, and the building codes here are taken seriously (I think you'r
by andrewcooke 17y ago
Yeah, this is nothing like Haiti, thankfully. It was deeper, further away from major population, and the building codes here are taken seriously (I think you're also right about soil being a problem in Haiti, but I don't know much about that).
In a sense, it's a relief - even if it's the gambler's fallacy - it feels like "ok, that didn't kill us, so we're OK for another few decades" (no disrespect to the people in Concepcion, who have had it much worse - the news is still coming out; when we went back to bed we didn't know it was anything like as bad there as it is now appearing).
- ErrantX 17y agoIf I remember my school geography correctly the type of soil, bed rock and water table massively effects the impact of an earthquake.
- electromagnetic 17y agoIt does, certain mixes give properties like a shock absorber, which is the case I'm guessing with Chile. Haiti unfortunately is an island, and most islands by nature are volcanic which usually not only means the bedrock is usually closer to the surface but that it is a much more rigid material.
- klenwell 17y agoBless the building codes. Just read this article a couple days ago in the NY Times: "Disaster Awaits Cities in Earthquake Zones" http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/25/science/earth/25quake.html?pagewanted=all http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/25/science/earth/25quake.html... Hate to think what would have happened (or will happen) if a quake like this hit Istanbul.