So I was starting to wonder if we were in a ridiculously active earthquake time, with all these major quakes within a short time. Then I checked Wiki. Looks like it's not unusual at all. 2009 had 19 major quakes 5.4 and above including an 8.1 in Samoa.

Mmmmm, Chile then Turkey.

doglover: Earthquakes are like eclipses. They happen all the time, just not always where you are.

Excellent analogy.

This is what you get when you yank your ambassador back to your country. Don't mess with the US!

I wonder if it is the same turkish fault line that cased the other Turkish quakes.

Early Thanksgiving?

JQPublic: Mmmmm, Chile then Turkey.

I Haiti Turkey Chile.

/someone had to

"dice" pls. kthx

Try to blame this one on the Kurds!

Would have preferred "Throws dart at map" but w/e.

bberg: So I was starting to wonder if we were in a ridiculously active earthquake time, with all these major quakes within a short time. Then I checked Wiki. Looks like it's not unusual at all. 2009 had 19 major quakes 5.4 and above including an 8.1 in Samoa.

Yeah, was wondering if this was an actual increase or just the media panicking over normal earthquakes.

THIS IS AN OUTRAGE!

/hot, like Ezogelin çorbası

As God as my witness, I thought Turkey could shake.

Cue the Pat Robertson remarks about the latest earthquake.

2012!! It's year early! The Mayans forgot a decimal place. They always get mundane details like that wrong.

Haiti, Chile, Quebec (There were two minor ones there last week - 3.1 and 3.2) and now Turkey.

It may be a natural thing, and media reporting doesn't make it any better, but it definitely seems like Mother Nature (Mother Earth?) is a little pissed off lately.

JQPublic: Mmmmm, Chile then Turkey.

Hungary better watch itself.

I'm thinking it's all of the earth displacement from the climate change-deniers burying their heads in the sand

Link (USGS)

I'll just leave this here


\its the end of the world!!
\\not really
\\\going back to bed

is bevets still around? Turkey needs prayer even without an earthquake.
met the Turkish National Basketball coach in Lexington ky back in about 87-88 when he was studying our basketball methods
he came in a bar where i worked and fell in love with Turkey 101 and didnt know it was called Turkey! one of the funniest guys i ever met and i have met a few

doglover: Earthquakes are like eclipses. They happen all the time, just not always where you are.

I can look up the prediction of the next eclipse.

_{/you can't find a bookie who will take your money on the prediction of eclipses
//and I had my money on the Aleutians, which didn't pan out}

Dear God,

Please don't treat the earth as your own Magic 8 Ball.
Thank you.

Sincerely,
Citizens of the Earth.

No no subby. You only thank god for the ones that barely survive his attack ("It's a miracle!"). You don't blame him for the ones he killed!!

Don't you know how religion works??

Anthropogenic Global Quaking!

So, I'm watching the Sunday Morning program yesterday, and this idiot, Sean Penn, is talking about how he's taking food and water and clothing and medical supplies, (AND a camera crew, natch), and he says, I shiat thee not,

"The Haitian people are groaning under the Heavy Hand of God." (Paraphrased.)

I think Mr. Penn is mixed up on the subject.

Maybe bevets will weigh in.

g4lt: I'm thinking it's all of the earth displacement from the climate change-deniers burying their heads in the sand

Why would we bury our heads in the sand? We're, you know, right.

bberg: So I was starting to wonder if we were in a ridiculously active earthquake time, with all these major quakes within a short time. Then I checked Wiki. Looks like it's not unusual at all. 2009 had 19 major quakes 5.4 and above including an 8.1 in Samoa.

GLOBAL SHAKING!!!

a.k.a.: Anthropogenic Topography Change

You know, I was being tongue-in-cheek about Anthropogenic Topography Change, but now that I think about it, it's got every chance of being real that Global Warming does. Think about it: if the exhaust of great numbers of vehicles are capable of changing the climate, why aren't their vibrations capable of setting off earthquakes?

Travis Dane is wanted for questioning.

Ready the virgins. The gods demand sacrifice.

HAMMERTOE: bberg: So I was starting to wonder if we were in a ridiculously active earthquake time, with all these major quakes within a short time. Then I checked Wiki. Looks like it's not unusual at all. 2009 had 19 major quakes 5.4 and above including an 8.1 in Samoa.

GLOBAL SHAKING!!!

a.k.a.: Anthropogenic Topography Change

"We're gonna do some world-shakin', Luke."

Great. More emails from my mother-in-law about the end of days...cause there's never been earthquakes before in the history of ever ever.

Scattershot: g4lt: I'm thinking it's all of the earth displacement from the climate change-deniers burying their heads in the sand

Why would we bury our heads in the sand? We're, you know, right.

because sand is what you should be living on? If you're so sure that the climate ain't a-changin, move to the shoreline

All these major quakes are proof-positive that global warming is real and is affecting the planet. Either that or it is proof that global warming is a myth. It's definitely one or the other.

HAMMERTOE: You know, I was being tongue-in-cheek about Anthropogenic Topography Change, but now that I think about it, it's got every chance of being real that Global Warming does. Think about it: if the exhaust of great numbers of vehicles are capable of changing the climate, why aren't their vibrations capable of setting off earthquakes?

Break step when you cross bridges.

mod3072: All these major quakes are proof-positive that global warming is real and is affecting the planet. Either that or it is proof that global warming is a myth. It's definitely one or the other.

You're either totally right, or 100% dead wrong.

Feathers everywhere.

/oblig Fark tagline

MooseBayou: Break step when you cross bridges.

Very good. I was saving that for a detractor, but you stole my thunder.

HAMMERTOE: MooseBayou: Break step when you cross bridges.

Very good. I was saving that for a detractor, but you stole my thunder.

Smartass.