The news seems to get worse and worse by the minute in Iran. Up to 20,000 dead? Unimagineable, although it is hard to see how anyone could have survived this:
Just tragic. I also must admit that every time I hear a news report pointing out that the earthquake was a 6.7 on the Richter Scale, I find myself singing Beastie Boys lyrics for the next ten minutes.
Steve
6.7? That’s it? Cripes we had a 6.5 out here in Cali just a few days ago. The death toll by comparison is miniscule. Northridge was a 6.7 and the death toll was 57, and 9,000 injured.
I would imagine a big factor is the difference in building quality here vs. there.