The earthquake had a high magnitude, happened close to the country’s capital (a densely enough populated area), and there are videos indicating that multiple buildings collapsed entirely.
Also, the main quake occurred only 39 seconds after the first (slightly weaker) quake, which is not enough time for people to evacuate a multi-storey building.
I hope everyone in the region helps them with their rescue capabilities, because they’re going to need help.
As always with earthquakes, initial data about the number of casualties will understate the damage. Modeling by the US Geological Survey suggests there will be thousands of casualties (10 000 … 100 000).
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The earthquake had a high magnitude, happened close to the country’s capital (a densely enough populated area), and there are videos indicating that multiple buildings collapsed entirely.
Also, the main quake occurred only 39 seconds after the first (slightly weaker) quake, which is not enough time for people to evacuate a multi-storey building.
I hope everyone in the region helps them with their rescue capabilities, because they’re going to need help.
As always with earthquakes, initial data about the number of casualties will understate the damage. Modeling by the US Geological Survey suggests there will be thousands of casualties (10 000 … 100 000).