http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100120/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/cb_haiti_earthquake

These people just cant get a break.


sorry if its a repost

1/20/2010 9:22:45 AM

and the beat goes on

1/20/2010 9:23:40 AM

i'm thinking a volcano is going to erupt soon.

1/20/2010 9:24:23 AM

Aftershock.. not exactly a big surprise.

The Loma Prieto quake in '89 had 20 quakes over a 4.0 strength in the hours and days following the bigger one, including a 5.8.

[Edited on January 20, 2010 at 9:25 AM. Reason : x]

1/20/2010 9:25:00 AM

someone in my office just said Haiti made a deal with the Devil to get the French to leave - and that's why they're getting shit on by Mother Nature

1/20/2010 9:25:04 AM

^ hahaha someone in your office is a moron

1/20/2010 9:33:02 AM

he said there was a pastor on The View who said these things, and he actually told me the story with this look in his eye that says "Yes, I believe every word I'm saying to you to be true and accurate."

1/20/2010 9:34:19 AM

Quote :

"Aftershock.. not exactly a big surprise. "

see i said it was an aftershock too, but my paralegal said when she was watching the news this morning they were referring to it as an eathquake because of how long after the original it happened

and i just googled it and most news sites are saying "another earthquake struck haiti wednesday morning"

[Edited on January 20, 2010 at 9:37 AM. Reason : sfasdfasd]

1/20/2010 9:35:14 AM

Aftershocks can happen weeks after the initial quake, though they typically won't be as strong. There is NO way they had two completely separate quakes on the same fault-line one week apart. That is pretty much impossible.

1/20/2010 9:36:52 AM

duh, the Devil made the quakes happen cuz Haiti signed a deal with him to get the French out of the country. don't you read?

1/20/2010 9:37:46 AM

^^ im reading news articles and headlines geez

but maybe you know more then them?

idk i thought the same thing as you until everything i read, was told said otherwise

[Edited on January 20, 2010 at 9:40 AM. Reason : fsdfs]

1/20/2010 9:39:03 AM

i found this

http://www.ibiblio.org/prism/May96/haiti.html

Quote :

"What followed his synopsis, however, was a bizarre narrative. He flatly declared that the successful Haitian revolution against the French Army was inaugurated with a bargain. Jean Jacques Dessalines, the Haitian leader of the revolution, according to this preacher, had struck a deal with the devil. With complete seriousness, our intrepid young missionary, explained that Satan himself, disguised as a voodoo deity, contracted with Dessalines to assure him a military victory. In exchange for the victory, Satan was to be given control of the new nation for a period of 200 years. "

1/20/2010 9:39:43 AM

Pat Robertson said it so you know its true

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2h_qzm-Lw0k

1/20/2010 9:39:48 AM

I blame teh gays.

1/20/2010 9:41:43 AM

wral and yahoo headlines:

yahoo: Strong new earthquake hits Haiti

wral: Another strong earthquake hits Haiti

Quote :

"There is NO way they had two completely separate quakes on the same fault-line one week apart. That is pretty much impossible."

looks like the impossible just happened

[Edited on January 20, 2010 at 10:21 AM. Reason : ]

1/20/2010 10:20:22 AM

^you still tryin' to prove you're right?



just sayin'

[Edited on January 20, 2010 at 10:22 AM. Reason : .]

1/20/2010 10:21:12 AM

those people

1/20/2010 10:21:59 AM

nah i wasnt right, i said aftershock too until i researched

just showing him he was wrong

i even said i thought it was an aftershock but the articles were suggesting otherwise, and some agreed with him

but now they are saying new

[Edited on January 20, 2010 at 10:24 AM. Reason : so i JUST proved him wrong]

1/20/2010 10:22:45 AM

^^^thats all you do.

1/20/2010 10:25:08 AM

Quote :

"An aftershock is a smaller earthquake that occurs after a previous large earthquake in the same area (the main shock). If an aftershock is larger than the main shock, the aftershock is redesignated as the main shock and the original main shock is redesignated as a foreshock. Aftershocks are smaller earthquakes formed as the crust around the displaced fault plane adjusts to the effects of the main shock."

1/20/2010 10:25:35 AM

Quote :

"see i said it was an aftershock too, but my paralegal said when she was watching the news this morning they were referring to it as an eathquake because of how long after the original it happened and i just googled it and most news sites are saying "another earthquake struck haiti wednesday morning""

An aftershock is an Earthquake. It just follows the larger shock in days and weeks after, like NyM410 said.

The aftershock this morning originated at a very shallow location nearby the initial earthquake location.

[Edited on January 20, 2010 at 10:29 AM. Reason : ^beat me to it]

1/20/2010 10:28:13 AM

1/20/2010 10:28:20 AM

alright then that would be why both articles said aftershock and new earthquake

but it was still a "new" earthquake
^^ but before he edited in one of his first post he said there was no way it was a NEW earthquake


in othernews someone came in the office and told me NC was 200 years overdue for an earthquake



[Edited on January 20, 2010 at 10:55 AM. Reason : sdfasd]

1/20/2010 10:54:25 AM

i was unaware that we had one 200 years ago. its not in the history of nc book i want

1/20/2010 11:04:47 AM

Quote :

"someone in my office just said Haiti made a deal with the Devil to get the French to leave - and that's why they're getting shit on by Mother Nature"

She must have seen it on Pat robertson!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPyyXQN8cG0

1/20/2010 11:04:53 AM

haha someone already mentioned Pat Robertson

and "she" was a he

and he said he saw it on The View

1/20/2010 11:06:46 AM

Quote :

"i was unaware that we had one 200 years ago. its not in the history of nc book i want"

google it, seems like nc has had tremors in the mountains and maybe an earthquake in 1735

1/20/2010 11:14:52 AM

imeant raleigh

[Edited on January 20, 2010 at 11:18 AM. Reason : should have been more clear]

1/20/2010 11:18:21 AM

you people...


an aftershock IS an earthquake... the place this earthquake happened was "destabilized" by the original quake, and the "aftershock" or "new earthquake" was a result of that.

1/20/2010 11:41:03 AM

Do you think that after the devil ruined Haiti his wife was like "See, this is why we can't have nice things!"?

1/20/2010 11:42:45 AM

yes

1/20/2010 11:43:42 AM

i wonder what type of building they will build to replace the ones torn down?
i hear earthquake proof buildings are very affective, but i would just live in a tent for a long time

1/20/2010 11:50:34 AM

wow... some people are actually arguing over whether the aftershock was an earthquake or not?

NO IT IS NOT FURNITURE, IT IS A CHAIR!!!

1/20/2010 11:52:31 AM

hey look a tsunami

1/20/2010 11:54:56 AM

BUT WHO WAS PHONE?

1/20/2010 11:55:22 AM

Next will be a black hole opening off the coast.

1/20/2010 11:58:07 AM

that would suck

1/20/2010 12:00:22 PM

my tsunami reference was meant to highlight just cause there is a wave in the ocean doesnt make it a tsunami, even if its after a tsunami
same with earthquakes and aftershocks,
there is a qualification for earthquake and aftershock

earthquake is defined as the initial seismic movement causing by significant tectonic displacement
aftershock is just a realignment of tectonic plates in a new formation
technically an aftershock is not an earthquake

1/20/2010 12:10:29 PM

Jesus dude, you are looking at it upside down.

Tsunami is a SUBSET of Wave.

Aftershock is a SUBSET of Earthquake.

1/20/2010 12:16:21 PM

1/20/2010 12:18:25 PM

ok i'll be honest i made all that stuff up, but i bet its right,
someone ivestigate this
dont we have any geology majors here?

1/20/2010 12:24:42 PM

here is what the geo major said:

Quote :

"you people... an aftershock IS an earthquake... the place this earthquake happened was "destabilized" by the original quake, and the "aftershock" or "new earthquake" was a result of that."

1/20/2010 12:30:20 PM

Wow, so didn't mean to start a debate on this.

My point was that people were acting like this is some crazy coincidence and TWO separate and completely unrelated events happened to Haiti, which is absurd...

And there was a very small quake that was felt in Raleigh in 2004 or so that was centered in Virginia.

http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eqinthenews/2003/uscdbf/

[Edited on January 20, 2010 at 12:40 PM. Reason : x]

1/20/2010 12:37:46 PM

I'm pretty sure there was an earthquake near Lake Johnson this morning. My walls and shit were vibrating for a while.

1/20/2010 12:44:04 PM

Quote :

"dont we have any geology majors here?"

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1/20/2010 12:49:16 PM

1/20/2010 12:51:07 PM

Quote :

"he said he saw it on The View"

what kind of heterosexual guy watch The View?

1/20/2010 1:05:05 PM