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Seriously though prepare a go-bag, look online for recommended supplies for a go-bag too since they would know a lot better than me
so far there have been 4 earthquake/aftershocks since last night that surpass 6.0
wow
edit: 2 earthquakes in the 7's and 3 aftershocks in the 6's
Admittedly Idk the difference between an actual Earthquake and an aftershock >

4 separate ones over 6.0 as aftershocks? Oh goodness no.
Be well everyone in Turkey >

The second 7.5 quake was not an aftershock. >

Legit question- how can someone differentiate between a large aftershock and a completely different earthquake? >

Where it originates I believe. The 7.7 and 7.5 came from two separate faults >

Also,  it's called a preshock or foreshock if a larger one follows in the same area.  The bigger one becomes the main quake. >

Yeah I lived through a large earthquake in Indonesia and learned a lot about earthquakes in the aftermath. The truly scary part is not knowing if youve already felt the main quake or it it's still to come. 
Also from my small experience all earthquakes start the same and build so every aftershock brings just as much fear because you have no idea when it's going to stop or keep building. >

Been watching the aftershock sequence on the 7.8 move rapidly northeast. It is acting like a zipper, areas 200 km away began to move, then this big quake. Wow. >

where are you able to view data like this? >

That is almost as horrific a read as your username. Thanks for posting. >

I felt it in Ankara. Crazy what's happening right now >

Felt it in Van. 1000 km away from Ankara. >

Felt it in Limassol, Cyprus >

Reportedly a building collapsed in Beirut >

Beirut felt it, but there's no collapsed building. >

Well thats nice at least, Beirut is still recovering from the explosion in 2020 as far as I know. >

It is, sadly not recovering as much as it could with less broken politics. >

Yep the political situation there was broken long before the explosion sadly. The incident wouldn't have happened at all if the government had been competent and not kept a warehouse of highly explosive material at the port for years. I really feel for the Lebanese they can't seem to get a win >

Another one 7.6mw? Wtf?
Edit: Unfortunately thousands of buildings have collapsed, ten thousands are trapped under rubble and its around 1-2 celcius (34-35F) tonight. Professional help didnt reach yet to most of the effected areas and people are reporting survivors are crying for help under the wrecked buildings. Hypothermia is a huge risk to those trapped in debris. What a tragedy. >

My family told me they're expecting another one. People are being picked up by truck like vehicles to be in safety.  And that's in innermost anatolia which is not very near the epicentre. >

you gotta be joking, in the middle of the anatoilan plateau as well !! >

Can you explain the significance of the Anatolian plateau? I'm not very geographically inclined. >

I think they misspoke, probably referring to the Anatolian plate. The area where the main earthquake occurred is centered around a massive fault line between that plate and the Arabian plate.
As for the "in the middle of the plate" thing, I'm not sure - I've only seen news about the initial quake, but I also haven't looked around much either. I'd guess it's a result of aftershocks, but I don't know. >

I think their point was that it's surprising (in a bad way of course) that the earthquake is reaching that far into the plate, since most earthquakes activity occurs at the fault lines. Thank you for your explanation. >

I have a good friend who lives in Side, on the south coast, and he said he felt them even that far away. Apparently it also damaged the Roman ruins that the town is known for which fucking sucks, as I've seen them a few times and they're breathtaking. >

That's rough. Hoping for the best for all the victims. This is seriously terrifying. Hoping international aid is available asap. >

Same. A lot of countries have already said they'll give whatever is needed ASAP. Even Sweden and Finland. >

Greece too. Immediate aftermath of natural phenomena like earthquakes are one of the rare times that political tensions are largely set aside. >

A friend of mine who's Turkish and lives in the US told me she is on a Turkish message board and lots of people are posting their locations while trapped underneath buildings. So horrible. >

My girlfriend's relatives are literally under rubble now and apparently the emergency response teams were so busy putting out fires and doing other things they didn't even start looking at the collapsed apartment building. Nobody has been able to get in touch with them, or anyone else who lives in that building either. It's heart-wrenching I can't even imagine how she feels. A lot of crying today. One of the relatives is a five year old girl. Was supposed to meet them for the first time a few days ago but got sick and didn't get the chance. >

Thanks for the support guys. My girlfriend is gathered with her family in Ankara right now and they've been together all day trying to reach someone or get information. Lots of crying, arguing and praying. The missing family are in Hatay and a couple of the male relatives drove down there from Ankara this morning to try to find them. No updates as of yet but I think everyone is prepared for the worst news. I feel so bad for all the people affected by this earthquake; until now every time I heard of a natural disaster it was very abstract for me (being from the UK), but damn the pain is indescribable when it's people you know. 
Will post updates. 
PS if anybody has any info the building is in Hatay and is called Rönasans Rezidans-Antakya >

Hi, might think I am bulshitting but I am not. I live next to rönesans rezidans antakya. I saw it collapse myself. We tried to lift the debris but we couldn't, a women said that her daughter died and that she wanted help, under the debris. Last night a soldier came by and said that about 50 people were trapped in its garage and that they were going to lift it today. I left Antakta by now, but it was 9 hours into the day and no one came to lift it. I still have friends in Antakya, will keep you updated if I hear anything about it. >

Thank you so much I will pass this info to my gf >

Apparently right now rescue teams are at place. I heard that a baby has been rescued and they are looking for a relative. If one of your gfs missing relatives is a baby I can send you the number but I doubt they know English. >

Hey thanks for the update. Not missing a baby but a 5 year old girl, a 34 year old woman and elderly man and woman. Please give me the number anyway and I will pass it to her and she can ask them in Turkish. Thanks so much 🙏 >

As a Turkish citizen who lost his house in 2020 İzmir earthquake, this fills me with inexplicable sadness. The worst combination happened. Cold and snowing, middle of the night and hundreds of aftershocks. And now another earthquake with same magnitude. This is some hollywood doomsday movie shit. >

I'm  so sorry to be seeing this. I hope you are safe. Help is coming. >

I am currently working offshore, just outside of Egypt. My family lives in İzmir and all my loved ones are safe... for now at least. I am afraid two consecutive earthquakes of this magnitude may trigger the other fault lines beneath Türkiye, especially Marmara fault line which would most definitely eradicate İstanbul. >

To put this in perspective for those who dont know, Istanbul has 15.6 million people. >

And that's a very conservative number. In reality it is a lot closer to 20 million. >

My building is collapsed. I've lost everything that I worked so hard for. I could only be grateful that me and my wife are alive.
Edit: I can't personally thank all of you guys, but I'm very grateful for sharing with you. >

We have a saying in Vietnam: “Của đi thay người”, meaning at least it’s your stuff that is gone, not you. Stay strong and be safe man, because at least you and your wife are still here together! >

We have the same saying in Turkey. "Cana geleceğine mala gelsin." >

7.7 per EMSC... about twice the energy release over a 7.5 unfortunately.
Let's hope they are wrong and the USGS is right...  
EDIT: EMSC also says 7.5 now. >

Isn't it more like 1.58? I thought earthquakes scales were a logarithm of 10 >

Over 1000 people confirmed dead by the government. This is a catastrophe.
Edit: I really, really, really didn't want to update my comment. But here we are. 5000 dead in Turkey and Syria. My heart hurts, my head hurts, my soul hurts. I beg everyone here, please donate to save the wounded. >

It's going to be over 10,000 by the time it's all figured out. The one on 1999 killed 18,000 people and was just a single 7.5. This is worse and is two separate major quakes. >

Not to mention the injured. 
I've always gagued news stories about natural disasters by this: the toll will be at least 5x higher than the first day of reporting, by the time the news starts reporting the injuries and the deaths you're looking at 2x more deaths to be reported, and by the time the injuries listed are getting absurdly high the numbers will be more-or-less static. Nobody worries about counting the broken toes while there are still serious injuries.
It's a completely made up formula but it lines up pretty well with reality. >

Right now, 12 hours after the initial earthquake, the official toll is 1498 killed, 8533 injured, and 2834 buildings collapsed. >

Official numbers are now around 4,000 killed between Turkey and Syria, over 6,000 buildings destroyed in Turkey alone.
The death and injury toll will likely keep rising dramatically over the next few days. Truly awful, my heart goes out to all those effected. >

Situation is really bad in Syria it seems. From a friend in there, freezing temps every night and now these earthquakes. >

Yes, while Turkey seems to be the epicentre (iirc) Syria basically has zero infrastructure or support, it is possible the situation is even worse there. We will see in a few days maybe, currently it is all just chaos. Horrible. >

Kia Ora! Haven't done this in a while so please forgive the rust.
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Updates
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00:13 UCT - Good morning - Guardian has finished live coverage - Nearly 4,000 people dead in Turkiye and Syria. 14,000 injured and over 7,000+ rescued. Hoping we get more good news as more teams arrive.
14:27 UCT - 1900 combined death toll - 7600+ injured. Expect both of these to rise as the scenes are reached.  Hoping for the best for the people of Turkiye and Syria. I need to sleep as it's 3:27 am here in New Zealand. Will update this in the morning.
13:46 UCT - 1700 combined death toll (Turkey and Syria). It will take time to process everything. Far from done.
Latest Guardian update has 1,500 dead (1,000+ in Turkiye) with 2,818 buildings collapsed. This region of Turkiye is experiencing heavy snow which is making it very difficult to move rescuers and relief into the region.
1,400 confirmed dead from both earthquakes - Per the Guardian

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What you need to know:
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Magnitude - 7.5 on the Moment Magnitude Scale. This is the second large magnitude 7 earthquake to occur in this sequence today.
Location - 4km SSE of Ekinözü, Turkiye. This is still in the same area that has felt the brunt of the first 7.8 earthquake. However this location is further North from the border of Syria. This also means that villages, towns and cities within Turkiye's interior who likely felt the first quake, may have felt this quake more.
Depth - Currently sitting at 10.0km deep, however this is likely a placeholder. It is currently understood to be a shallow quake.
Shakemap - Currently shows Severe (VIII) shaking experienced around the epicenter. This typically translates to Moderate/Heavy damage, but due to the previous earthquake, these damage estimations likely do not reflect the true nature of the situation.
Did you Feel it? - If you felt this quake, please fill out this report!

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Typically I'd talk about the PAGER system here and reflect the results, however due to the very unique situation of the area, I'm going to hold off on that.
The first, larger earthquake created a lot of damage and put many thousands of people at risk. We know from current reports that between Turkiye and Syria, that over 1,400 people have died due to the first event.
There are reports of many people trapped, and Turkiye has issued an Alert Level 4 which requests international aid and help to rescue trapped people.
This second quake has likely made those efforts more difficult and created new situations.
I am not sure if the data modelled in the PAGER system will reflect the precarious situation on the ground. Here is the link, but be warned that it might be way worse than the data predicts.
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Aftershocks - Again this event brings new uncertainty. What can be said with certainty is that there will be aftershocks for the weeks to come, varying in size, but most likely will be smaller.
Tsunami - There has been no Tsunami generated from this event.

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If you are in the area - Please text, don't call to prolong the life of any mobile networks currently using battery/generator operated towers.
If you find large cracks in any structural walls, evacuate immediately.
If you are in the area and experiencing aftershocks, put together a grab bag of essential documents, warm change of clothes and any medication you may need for the next 72 hours. Phone charger etc is also a good idea. In case you need to evacuate, you can grab this bag and be relatively well prepared.
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Stay Safe! >

Kia ora mate, welcome back >

As much as I appreciate this guy, I must say that I don’t like seeing him because it means bad shit has gone down. Really good advice and information though, thanks for doing that.
This situation looks absolutely dire. Those poor people. Heart goes out to them. Will donate. Poor animals too 😔 >

I wonder if he has conflicting feelings when a big earthquake happens. Like yeah! I get to nerd out...but people are dying >

Everytime I do this, it fucking sucks. I hate watching the videos because I remember my own experience. It's just part of trauma of experiencing the events.
I stopped doing this a while ago due to some really great seismologists using reddit more. 
Once I saw the second large quake, I thought it was probably a good idea to get on and just keep some level heads, answer questions and such. >

Sorry that it puts you through so much. Those of us in Alaska appreciated your cool head over in r/alaska a few years back when we had our own big quake. Thanks for doing what you do >

<3 >

Absolutely appreciate you. Living in the PNW we are pretty aware of the potential for quakes here and definitely would want you - or someone like you- to keep us informed. >

What do you do in that situation? This is awful, turkey have been hit by atleast 10 ish tremors since 1am this morning >

Get away from all buildings and try to stay alive. There is nothing else you can do. >

it's even worse as the whole region is having a snowstorm right now so it isn't safe to stay outside for very long either, esp. for elders, children etc. total nightmare situation >

Best thing to do is basically huddle in cars for warmth with other people.  Cars are probably the safest "structure" to be in at this point. >

Try to drive to a relatively open area first. Modern cars will crumple from concrete debris >

Man this feels like doomsday scenario for my country. I hope this doesn't effect other lines. I and my gf lives on one of the most riskier plates on Turkey. Fuck this >

Afad official said it's not likely to affect northern fault line(the one goes through istanbul). They said it's more likely to affect the rest of the southeastern line(through hatay) >

A friend of my brother's, who's working overseas, was calling his family back home all night long only to learn later that his entire family is gone. That's really sad. >

I can't even imagine that. No one left back home.... >

Weird standout that the mostly glass Nissan building was still standing. >

Japan knows their earthquake architecture >

Istanbul, a city of 16 million people, is also a high-risk area for earthquakes. As a Turkish guy, I am scared a lot for my country, the future and the people. I am just scared and in shock. There are multiple earthquakes happening constantly. >

If any earthquake like this hits Istanbul (where i live), this country is done for. This is not even pessimism, this is just the truth >

Yeah we are basically fucked at that point. We are not even close to be prepared enough for such an earthquake in İstanbul. >

20+ million people lives here and it's literally the heart of our already doomed economy. I can't even imagine the life and economic loss >

It's ok he'll just say Sweden told everyone to jump at the same time and caused the earthquake and a third of turkey will believe him. >

Entire buildings are collapsing like decks of cards from the videos I've seen, entire cities almost vanishing. The construction quality is criminal for a high risk seismic area.
There will be 10's of thousands of dead, no doubt. >

already past 1500 dead and cleanup and rescue hasn't even begun... >

Just curious, how do they get those numbers then? It's it an estimate based on how many people live in that area and how many of them got out? I have so many questions actually >

Estimates are much higher, around 15k. These are just confirmed numbers. Rescue operations have begun, but there aren't enough trained personnel in the Western Hemisphere of the world to reach 15 million people at once. Many are trapped as we speak, and will most likely die tonight from exposure to the elements. >

Holy shit your last sentence just gave me chills. How much some of us take for granted >

another 6.0+ aftershock reported after that. >

Words fail. It must feel like the world is ending over there. >

TV stations are not reporting at all from the epicenter Kahramanmaraş. I believe it’s intentional >

From what I read here, Erdoghan censors media whenever there is a news that might make him look bad.
It is very well known that turkey is in the earthquake zone. In the Turkish sub, they were saying that Erdoghan funneled more than 100 billion dollars to his friends over the last 20 years under the disguise of getting ready for the big earthquakes.
After 100 billions spent, the whole city is flat. So, he is hiding his shame. >


So, he is hiding his shame.

people like him are incapable of shame >

He's gonna blame Sweden somehow >

Burning the Koran summoned the earthquake!
Erdogan , probably. >

He’ll find a way to blame everyone but himself >

Was looking at the USGS site - 7.8, then 6.7, then 7.5, then 6.0. With LOTS of 4.0+ aftershocks, over the course of about 11 hours. Crazy. >

The pictures of leveled up buildings and videos of buildings falling down with people in it are extremely horrifying.  
I can't stop thinking how we humans are fighting like crazy over everything, and here comes nature, putting us back to our spot and reminding us how helpless we all are. >

This is largely a man-made disaster. The quakes may be natural, but most of the deaths are due to poor building quality. Looking at the news photos of the collapsed buildings, you can see that there is a lot of concrete and masonry with barely any reinforcing, let alone proper ductile detailing per modern building standards. >

Earthquakes don’t kill. Negligence does. >

Thanks for saying it, I'm tired of all these people who think the government should come in and take our earthquakes away. >

fuck this! this was strong too, i am from 500 km away from south part but even my buildings shakes >

Two 7+ earthquakes within same day is basically nightmare scenario unfortunately. >

And it’s snowing >

it's 4C right now and it drops to -4C during night... >

That means the rescuers probably have fewer hours left until sunset or it gets colder.. :( >

And that many people whose buildings didn’t collapse during the first earth quake may have returned inside bc of the cold >

The problem will probably not end here. Turkey is full of areas with high tension in the underground, especially near Istanbul there is the potential for an even more disastrous earthquake. Let's hope this one won't be triggered. >

I'm curious. I know in countries like Japan where earthquakes often happen they build buildings with earthquake resistance in mind. Are they not doing that in Turkey if they are at such a high risk? >

There are regulations and building codes but people just cut corners everytime and ignore the regulations. For example there was an earthquake in İzmir, a building collapsed and after investigations they found the people who built the apartment guilty for cutting corners while building the apartment and sentenced them to 13 years of prison since people died as a result of that building collapsing. >

There is also a big stock of old buildings. There are a lot of apartments in Istanbul which were built before the new, modern construction regulations took affect. And mind you, experts have been warning us for at least 25 years that it’s expected another big earthquake in Istanbul.
On top of that, those regulations don’t mean much when corrupt people are ignoring them to make more gain. 
Politicians are turning a blind eye to the possible threats that have been continiously adressed by experts. they simply don’t care and they don’t even hide it. Our people are unfortunately not educated enough to question authorities as to why they are not doing anything or on what they are spending are tax money.
Any kind of disaster is seen as “destiny” and connected to god. People don’t acknowledge measures can be taken.
The entire country is so corrupt that no one gives a fuck. When a disaster hits, statesmen take this as an oppurtunity to show off and self-promote. They will just tell people to pray, maybe give out some stuff and forget about it a couple days later. Absolutely no measure will be taken for the next ones >

This is the same issue that we have in FL where a lot of the buildings that were constructed before hurricane Andrew are grandfathered in to the older codes.  Anything constructed after Andrew was supposed to follow that much stricter building codes that were put into place as a result of its destruction.  The old buildings will remain in use until they are eventually flattened by one, and any replacements would have to be built under the codes. >

Even though I live in Ankara, 450+ km away, we're shaking.
I keep looking at my open door to see if it's moving, if I'm imagining another quake. That door has been oscillating slowly in 1cm range all-day. >

My gosh do stay safe and make sure you prepare emergency supplies, food, medicine you can take with you in case the worst happens. >

Thank you, I hope this was the worst of it and it'll get better soon.
I plan on donating blood and some money today if my paycheck comes.