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357 sats \ 12 replies \ @siggy47 7 Apr \ on: Stacker Saloon
I know it was just a minor shake, but I was born in a region without earthquakes. They always fascinated me. I remember as a kid looking at black and white photos of the devastation caused by the 1964 Anchorage, Alaska earthquake. Those images stuck with me.
https://m.stacker.news/25567
which car is yours? Pink or Blue?
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gotcha, you were taking a loan (I see the sign next to it)
https://video.nostr.build/daf8c76f9afa4362e1b81285a04a1274f7fd905afb2e76ed7a81c538c87a441d.mp4
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It's truly incredible what an earthquake can cause in a matter of moments. I also live in an area where earthquakes are very unlikely to cause destruction. But you never know, and that terrifies me.
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I live in Peru, it's right in the red zone. It makes me anxious to think about it, sometimes it has even happened to me that I cannot sleep, with fear that it will happen in the early morning, since I have lived here for 6 years, most of the earthquakes have happened in the early morning and to add more fuel to the fire to my fear, the buildings here are terrible, none of them are prepared for situations of that magnitude. I live on the 4th floor and I spend my time thinking of a way to get out quickly with my little daughter in case a situation where an earthquake becomes strong
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Oh my goodness I’m glad you are alright
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Haha! That photo is from 1964. This is the damage we sustained from the earthquake:
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Some of the accounts from '64 are completely insane. I guess that's not surprising considering the pictures of the aftermath.
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Not quite that severe, but some of it must have seemed pretty close. More than the land moving, though, a lot of the most harrowing stories I've heard involve the crazy waves that swept over entire towns.