Just heard about this from our Greek poster Malakas. So far CNN is reporting at least 6 dead but Izmir is a major city and from the pics have to figure that many more have died. With all of the stuff going on here it's easy to forget that there are disasters and other tragedies happening around the World. https://www.cnn.com/2020/10/30/europe/earthquake-greece-turkey-aegean-intl/index.html Powerful earthquake jolts Turkey and Greece, killing at least six By Isil Sariyuce, Mostafa Salem and Angela Dewan, CNN Updated 11:35 AM ET, Fri October 30, 2020 Istanbul, Turkey (CNN)At least six people have been killed in western Turkey after a powerful earthquake hit the Aegean Sea on Friday afternoon, sending buildings crashing down on the country's coast and on a nearby Greek island. At least 20 buildings in the Turkish city of Izmir alone were destroyed, the city's mayor, Tunc Soyer, told CNN Turk. Images showed vehicles crushed under the buildings and people digging through the rubble in search of survivors. More than 200 people have been injured in Turkey, the country's disaster agency said, dozens of them saved by rescue teams using diggers and helicopters to search for survivors. TV footage showed water flooding through the streets of Cesme and Seferihisarin in parts of the wider Izmir province, as well as on the Greek island of Samos, in what authorities are calling a "mini tsunami." No tsunami warnings were issued. Idil Gungor, who works as a journalist and runs a guesthouse in the town of Siğacik in Izmir province, said that the area was damaged more by the force of the water than the quake itself. Her guesthouse, in a 100-year-old building, had been inundated and fish were swimming inside it, she said. Shops in town have also been flooded and their goods damaged. "Everybody is calm but shocked and we're wondering what will happen, if there's a second tsunami coming or not," Gungor said. Zeki Soysal, a resident in Izmir province, told CNN Turk that he made it out of his office building just in time before it collapsed. "There was an older woman in the building but we saved her, she got out. There is another building close to this building. They are continuing to try to get the people out," he said. A wounded woman hugs her relative after being rescued from debris of a building in Bornova district of Izmir on Friday. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) measured the tremor's magnitude at 7.0, while Turkish authorities said it was 6.6. The quake struck 14 kilometers (8.7 miles) northeast of the town of Néon Karlovásion on Samos, the USGS reported, at 1:51 pm Greek time (7:51a.m. ET). But it hit at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometers, the USGS reported, making its impact powerfully felt at ground level around the epicenter. Authorities in both countries have reported dozens of aftershocks. Izmir Governor Yavuz Selim Köşger called on residents to stay off the roads and refrain from using mobile phones unnecessarily so that emergency vehicles could reach affected areas and response teams could communicate effectively. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan tweeted "Get well soon Izmir," soon after the quake hit. "With all the means of our state, we stand by our citizens affected by the earthquake. We took action to start the necessary work in the region with all our relevant institutions and ministers," Erdogan said Samos Deputy Mayor Giorgos Dionisiou told Greek media that some old buildings had collapsed on the island. The chief of Samos Hospital, Nikos Stefanis, said there had been only four minor injuries reported so far. There have been no reports of people trapped under rubble. People have been told by Greek authorities to stay away from the shore and buildings, and to be on alert for high waves as aftershocks continue. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Twitter, "Samos endured. A government team is on its way to the island to deal with the problems. I am constantly informed about the situation and I call on the residents to be vigilant during the post-earthquake activity." The President of the European Parliament, David Sassoli, tweeted, "My thoughts are with all the Greek and Turkish people affected by the strong earthquake that hit the Aegean Sea. "Together with the other EU institutions, we are following the situation closely. The EU stands ready to help."
Wow! Those images are wild. Was insane seeing all of the stuff being washed down that street. From my limited experience with tsunamis, I was under the impression that if the water disappears and it's not low tide, it's time to gtfo...bad things are about to happen. I know it's neat to see...but something so unnatural has to raise red flags that something bad is coming.
From talking to people who survived the 2004 Tsunami they said the water went out very quickly and some people in the water were sucked out of the bay with it. Also during a large storm a similar thing can happen. During a hurricane Irma Tampa Bay emptied out. Luckily in that case the water didn't come back disastrously.
This is pretty similar to what happened with the storm surge from Hurricane Ike in Galveston in 2008. Looked like a ****ing war happened. I got 4 feet of water and there were boats in the streets 10-20 streets in from the water. It was crazy.
Thanx for asking. Fortunately we have a antiseismic house so my family is safe. We felt it and it was long but there is no damage to property. My family home is actually on the island opposite of Izmir. The bad thing is that the waiting now for the aftershocks. They say there will be at least one coming in the next hours at 6 richters. Unfortunately two students died while walking back from school. Izmir is doing horrible. Turkish tv is saying at least 40 people are trapped in a 9 story collapsed building and they have no clue what is happening in the coastal villages. They are spending all night now trying to save them and they have also evacuated most hospitals. People here have never seen tsunami in their lives or expect it to happen. And it happened almost immediately - 5 to 10 minutes after the earthquake because the sea is narrow not like an ocean. Tbh it wasn't a real tsunami more of a high tiding. We got a sms warning but by that time people were mesmerised taking videos of the never before seen "tsunami". Also it wasn't only one there were 4 consecutive. One person drowned in turkey from it. 2020 sucks. Pandemic, hurricane, biggest earthquake in 40 years and now tsunami. What's next? Volcano eruption for Christmas?
Imagine just chilling on the beach on Padre Island and the water suddenly starts getting sucked out over the horizon.
I don't think there are statistics available but I would say fairly common. Hashimoto especially. I don't think that island populations have it more prevalent than mainlanders. But there is an island that has a extremely rare genetic disease only discovered in the 80s and probably doesn't exist anywhere else. Probably because they did a lot of inbreedings from village to village for centuries.
other way around Tsunami's are much, much faster in the open ocean than they are in shallow water. They'll hit 500 mph in the ocean. That's one reason they rise so big, because they slow down before hitting the shore, but the rear catches up.
stay safe breh. been in an earthquake before and not a fun thing, especially with motiom sickness. i gtfo of the building as soon as i felt the ground shake and it was later confirmed that the quake was around 6+.
I mean yes but it was only 9 miles from the epicentre to the shore. No matter how faster in the open ocean it literally was off the coast. I saw other tsunamis in Japan etc have at least 20 minutes or so to wail sirens. NOT that it would make a difference here. Anyway I don't know about any of that. FIrst time I saw a tsunami today.
The shelf undersea drops, thus all the water on top of it also drops, that's what makes the water go back out to sea, and then when it all comes back up it's gonna head to high points, i.e. land.
