Earthquake in China

[The_OG_Nelta]

Hm another one, we should play a game.
Guess where the next one is going to be!

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapc...ex.html?hpt=T1

(CNN) -- A rapid series of strong earthquakes hit a mountainous and impoverished area of China's Qinghai province early Wednesday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

At least 67 people were killed, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported, citing the China Earthquake Administration.

Many others, including primary schoolchildren, were feared buried under debris after a 6.9-magnitude earthquake struck at 7:49 a.m. local time (7:49 p.m. ET Tuesday), when many people were probably still at home and schools were beginning the day.

The USGS also recorded three strong aftershocks -- of magnitudes 5.8, 5.2 and 5.3 -- all within two hours of the first quake.

"We have to mainly rely on our hands to clear away the debris as we have no large excavating machines," police officer Shi Huajie told Xinhua. "We have no medical equipment, either."

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A Chinese military official told Xinhua that the death toll was expected to rise, given the damage to homes.

He said dispatched soldiers were setting up tents and transporting oxygen for the injured but affected roads leading to the airport could hamper relief efforts.

The Ministry of Civil Affairs plans to distribute 5,000 tents, 50,000 coats and 50,000 quilts to the earthquake zone, Xinhua said.

The epicenter was located in remote and rugged terrain, about 150 miles (240 kilometers) northwest of Qamdo, Tibet. Qinghai borders the autonomous regions of Tibet and Xingjiang and the provinces of Gansu and Sichuan.

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Xinhua said the quake hit the prefecture of Yushu, a Tibetan region of Qinghai with about 80,000 people.
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Karsum Nyima, deputy director of news at local Yushu TV, told Xinhua that most of the houses in the area were made of wood with earthen walls. He said some had come tumbling down, including a Buddhist pagoda in a park.

In 2008, 70,000 people died when a 7.9 earthquake rocked neighboring Sichuan province, northwest of its capital, Chengdu.

[Jaybar]

Calling Italy next.

inb4 Mayans.

[Heavencloud]

http://standeyo.com/Reports/041222.E...ng.of.fire.gif

I live right where the arrow points, we're fucking due for a good quake. I sense we're next.

[Pikarya]

I guess its anytime now to see if the Space Needle can really handle up to a 9.1!

[Demosthenes11]

weren't we taught that there are always a bunch of earthquakes before a volcanic eruption?

[Blarg]

if they all jumped at the same time they could have snapped the earth back into place and stopped it

[Feedmenow]

Earthquakes in the 6.x range happen about once every 65 hours on average.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquak...ar/eqstats.php

[Blarg]

though you have to consider the depth of the equake and the geologic and construction quality/nature of the area directly above

[brisk]

I'm honestly waiting for one to hit the Pacific Northwest. I'M READY GUYS

[Fistandantilus]

Every year pacific NW is predicted to be destroyed by a major quake. It's not gonna happen til 2012, duh.

[Azalee]

I was going to mention that we had a fairly large earthquake not too long ago, then realized it was 9 years ago. ._. Shit.

[Feedmenow]

though you have to consider the depth of the equake and the geologic and construction quality/nature of the area directly above

True, when it gets picked up by the news either one of those two factors is the major point to it.

Every year pacific NW is predicted to be destroyed by a major quake. It's not gonna happen til 2012, duh.

There's some natural disaster that's supposed to fuck the entire west coast relatively soon. Don't remember what it's about, but hopefully I'll be in Arizona by then.

I was going to mention that we had a fairly large earthquake not too long ago, then realized it was 9 years ago. ._. Shit.

I remember that, shit was fun.

[Stilzkin]

Spoiler: show

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b3...skin/16-17.jpg

?

[Blarg]

there is the ~600 year equake that we (west coast) are late for by a fair bit

[Shadowhusky]

Don't worry, they'll replace all the RMT that were killed with new ones.

[Miroku_Asura]

My bet is on Southern California off of the San Andreas fault- pressure has been released from the northern end of the fault over time, but there hasn't been a major quake at the southern part in quite some time.

[wop]

I hope this is next :-

http://www.earthmountainview.com/yel...ellowstone.htm

[Skai]

My bet is on Southern California off of the San Andreas fault- pressure has been released from the northern end of the fault over time, but there hasn't been a major quake at the southern part in quite some time.

^ Second that. Wonder how Frisco is gonna hold up. Time to stock up!

[Cantih]

Every year pacific NW is predicted to be destroyed by a major quake. It's not gonna happen til 2012, duh.

With that whole memristors thing, I dunno chummer.

As the U.S. government moved to implement the Resolution Act, freak weather and other uncanny disturbances disrupted military bases and supply dumps assigned to the operation. The havoc reached its height on August 17, 2017, when Mount Hood, Mount Rainier, Mount St. Helens and Mount Adams all erupted in cataclysmic fury.

[ZarakiKujata]

Clearly Pacific NW won't be hit next for a number of reasons:

A) God loves white people
B) God loves Christians
C) God loves Amurika

Does more need to be said?