r/WTF 8d ago

Skyscraper swimming pool during Myanmar earthquake

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u/Ammoniakmonster 8d ago

crazy shit, i'm glad that eartquakes in my country barely dont exist

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u/Pi_R_Squared 8d ago

So they do exist? Just barely?

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u/Ammoniakmonster 8d ago

the last "heavy" one, was in 2009. magnitude 4.5

so, barely :P

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u/transglutaminase 8d ago

Last heavy one in Bangkok was 90 years ago

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u/Ammoniakmonster 8d ago

the most powerful earthquake in germany was 1756, magnitude 6.1. i cant imagine even this. real hell

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u/Logseman 8d ago

Lisbon had a 7.7 one the year before that and it had huge effects everywhere.

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u/Defective_Falafel 8d ago

It was at least 7.7, and the tsunami and fire afterwards dealt a lot of the damage as well.

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u/aijoe 8d ago

I live in Bangkok. In 2019 I felt the 6.2 Laos epicentered earthquake in my condo.

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u/transglutaminase 8d ago

I have also lived here for 15 years. Yes there are occasional small shakes, but nothing heavy and damaging in 90 years.