northeast burma hit by two 7.0 quakes

[numbnuts240]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-12852237

i just donated blood yesterday and added another buck to my grocery total today for the red cross relief in japan. then i come home to find out about this. wtf is going on with the tectonic plates over there?

[Amays U G37S]

Earth

Its pissed

[troskinatior]

Nala's right

[Dattebayo]

Nala's right

Anyway, it was in a remote area. Some trees and squirrels died or something.

[flohtingPoint]

Earth is taking cheap shots at folks now.

[numbnuts240]

Anyway, it was in a remote area. Some trees and squirrels died or something.

how many small villages are out there, as well as in thailand, laos, vietnam, and china?

[IBCoupe]

Maybe a couple. I wouldn't lose sleep over it.

[Amays U G37S]

Maybe a couple. I wouldn't lose sleep over it.

If it was me I wouldn't be pokin fun at it.

u fun p0ker

[Dattebayo]

It is my understanding that earthquakes only truly pose a giant threat in developed areas because of building construction. If you lived in a hut or some kind of mud-brick dwelling, the earth rocking shouldn't be as much of a problem, right?

Anyway, looking at Google maps reveals only 10 veeeerrryyyy small towns in the vicinity of the epicenter. And by small, I mean I'm looking at 15 houses or so every 50 square miles.

[IBCoupe]

Trees tend to sway, like a Japanese skyscraper.

[Dattebayo]

Trees tend to sway, like a Japanese skyscraper.

So I guess they live in tree houses?

[themadscientist]

Different plate. If the Indian plate is in motion there are millions of people in the danger zone.

[OriginalWheelman]

With how big the Japan quake was, and how far things are reported to have moved, I would not be surprised to see alot more "corrective" quakes as the plates resettle.

[numbnuts240]

Anyway, looking at Google maps reveals only 10 veeeerrryyyy small towns in the vicinity of the epicenter. And by small, I mean I'm looking at 15 houses or so every 50 square miles.

i'm just saying, last time i watched a discovery channel/national geographic special on those areas, the small village housing units weren't much more than grass huts with tree branch support structures. i can't imagine those things lasting very long in a quake.

also not saying their collapsing will kill many people, but it'd leave them homeless for a bit, i'm sure.

[s0m3th1ngAZ]

And people wonder why the sale of Disaster Bunkers is up 1,000%...
Like that steel and concrete coffin is going to matter when the rock around you starts doing the hula.

[numbnuts240]

As of this morning the death toll has risen to 70. Plus there are lots of remote villages that are unaccounted for.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/art ... e2420280e1

[IBCoupe]

Trees tend to sway, like a Japanese skyscraper.

So I guess they live in tree houses?

Sure. Or live near trees that, were they not to prone to sway, might fall on them in a violent earthquake.

[numbnuts240]

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[krimsonviper]

What is up with Asian countries and denying help for their countrymen when they need help? I can understand denying military help, but what about Red Cross? Good grief.