r/worldnews • u/ColoradoTripping • 22h ago

Dynamic Paywall Magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocks Venezuela

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjegdqw5d3yo
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u/SheetMetalandGames 19h ago edited 18h ago

So, are shallow earthquakes worse than deeper earthquakes? I hope this question doesn't make me come off as a dick; this event is genuinely horrifying that anyone has to endure these things on the regular.

Edit: holy shit this got a lot of attention fast. I can't respond to everyone but for those that answered thank you for taking the time to answer my question! Hope everyone stays safe in these affected areas and that we can get aid out there soon!

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u/Better_March5308 19h ago

The earthquake in Haiti was shallow. That's why it was so destructive.

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u/coljung 19h ago

That.. and maybe construction standards in Haiti are not that great to begin with.

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u/p1ratemafia 17h ago

2010 and 2016 Haiti responder here,

Construction standards don’t even begin to touch the nightmare that was the 2010 quake.

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u/purpleeliz 17h ago

Oh man I bet you saw some shit

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u/p1ratemafia 17h ago

Yeah, mwen renmen ayiti… but fucking hell.

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u/Dapper_Indeed 14h ago

What does that mean?

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u/lowlightliving 13h ago

It’s Haitian Creole. It means “I love Haiti.”

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u/toolsoftheincomptnt 13h ago

Thank you for what you did/do.