• 6.3-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Papua, New Guinea
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[quote][B](CNN)[/B] -- A 6.3-magnitude earthquake struck Papua New Guinea Sunday morning, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. There were no immediate report of injuries, damages or deaths. The quake struck at 9:15 a.m. Sunday (7:15 p.m. ET Saturday), according to USGS. The quake's epicenter was 30 kilometers (20 miles) east of Lae, Papua New Guinea, and 300 km (185 miles) north of the capital, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The quake had a depth of 66.2 kilometers (41.1 miles), USGS said.[/quote] [URL]http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/04/17/papua.new.guinea.earthquake/index.html?eref=igoogle_cnn[/URL] In case any of you are wondering, I've looked it up, and surprisingly, there have, over the last few years, including this one, been [I]fewer[/I] earthquakes than before.
Exactly. It's all hype because of Haiti, don't you understand how the world works?
Stupid haitians fucked our world up! For some reason every time i see a thread about earthquakes the op either has a Austin Powers or a queen Elizabeth avatar
1. bad shit happens. 2. it gets into the public eye. 3. media jumps at similar incidents because IT'S IN THE PUBLIC EYE. 4. said stories get a huge inflation in views because IT'S IN THE PUBLIC EYE.
Can we stop posting about minor earthquakes now?
In other news, an unnecessary comma strikes Gmod_Fan77.
New Rule: Earthquake must be higher than 7.5 magnitude to be posted on FP as a new thread. All in favor vote agree.
[QUOTE=duckduckdean;21417455]New Rule: Earthquake must be higher than 7.5 magnitude to be posted on FP as a new thread. All in favor vote agree.[/QUOTE] 7.7 and you have my vote.
If nobody died why bother posting this? I doubt someone gives a shit if a earthquake went off?
[QUOTE=lionhatkid;21417535]If nobody died why bother posting this? I doubt someone gives a shit if a earthquake went off?[/QUOTE] Even if an earthquake doesn't cause any immediate deaths, its possible future effects (tsunamis, etc.) are more considerable.
[QUOTE=Gmod_Fan77;21417558]Even if an earthquake doesn't cause any immediate deaths, its possible future effects (tsunamis, etc.) are more considerable.[/QUOTE] I guess you're right. Carry on.
[QUOTE=Gmod_Fan77;21417558]Even if an earthquake doesn't cause any immediate deaths, its possible future effects (tsunamis, etc.) are more considerable.[/QUOTE] If it was going to cause a tsunami, a tsunami alert would have gone out within a few hours. None has.
[QUOTE=CheeseMan;21417374]Exactly. It's all hype because of Haiti, don't you understand how the world works?[/QUOTE] There was a huge fucking story about Haiti because the media was fucking bored and decided to report on a place in which no one has even heard about. In my eyes, the Haitians didn't deserve all the donations and attention with the amount of crime it had after the earthquake. And it's "Papua New Guinea", not "Papua, New Guinea".
[QUOTE=phill977;21418388]There was a huge fucking story about Haiti because the media was fucking bored and decided to report on a place in which no one has even heard about. In my eyes, the Haitians didn't deserve all the donations and attention with the amount of crime it had after the earthquake. And it's "Papua New Guinea", not "Papua, New Guinea".[/QUOTE] then that makes all the donations to the Hurricane Katrina recovery act unjust, there's looting and crimes in any sort of disaster situation, you gotta what you gotta do to stay alive [editline]06:09PM[/editline] [QUOTE=Gmod_Fan77;21417558]Even if an earthquake doesn't cause any immediate deaths, its possible future effects (tsunamis, etc.) are more considerable.[/QUOTE] that's like immediate future, a tsunami would hit within a couple hours depending on the epicenter
[QUOTE=phill977;21418388]There was a huge fucking story about Haiti because the media was fucking bored and decided to report on a place in which no one has even heard about. In my eyes, the Haitians didn't deserve all the donations and attention with the amount of crime it had after the earthquake. And it's "Papua New Guinea", not "Papua, New Guinea".[/QUOTE] This post reeks of racism. Haiti got huge news since [highlight]230,000 PEOPLE FUCKING DIED[/highlight]. You don't think they deserved any international aid because there was looting after the earthquake? Surprisingly, even the white people you believe can do no wrong loot and steal after natural disasters; see any major hurricane in the US for proof.
Not racism, just stupidity
[QUOTE=PrismatexV8;21418686]This post reeks of racism. Haiti got huge news since [highlight]230,000 PEOPLE FUCKING DIED[/highlight]. You don't think they deserved any international aid because there was looting after the earthquake? Surprisingly, even the white people you believe can do no wrong loot and steal after natural disasters; see any major hurricane in the US for proof.[/QUOTE] Oh yes, just because I say a group of minorities didn't deserve aid because they where killing eachother, doesn't make me racist. I'll admit what i did say was insensitive, but I don't think a country where crimes such as murder has gone through the roof deserves the most attention.
[QUOTE=phill977;21420288]Oh yes, just because I say a group of minorities didn't deserve aid because they where killing eachother, doesn't make me racist. I'll admit what i did say was insensitive, but I don't think a country where crimes such as murder has gone through the roof deserves the most attention.[/QUOTE] Because a few hundred of the million-plus homeless were violent, we should withhold aid from the other 999,500 of them? Yeah, sounds pretty dumb and borderline racist to me.
[QUOTE=PrismatexV8;21420318]Because a few hundred of the million-plus homeless were violent, we should withhold aid from the other 999,500 of them? Yeah, sounds pretty dumb and [B]borderline racist to me[/B].[/QUOTE] Don't you understand anything? I didn't mention anything negative about their race or discriminate them because of their race. I was not in any sense even being close to being racist. If my country started having riots and being violent due to a natural disaster, I'd wait itself out instead of trying to help them where more damage can be done.
[QUOTE=phill977;21420442]Don't you understand anything? I didn't mention anything negative about their race or discriminate them because of their race. I was not in any sense even being close to being racist. If my country started having riots and being violent due to a natural disaster, I'd wait itself out instead of trying to help them where more damage can be done.[/QUOTE] You mad. :smug:
Nah, I just find it silly when someone calls me racist whenever I'm clearly not being racist at all. "Can you pass the black peas?" "YOU LITTLE FUCKER, I WILL KILL YOU"
[QUOTE=phill977;21420442]Don't you understand anything? I didn't mention anything negative about their race or discriminate them because of their race. I was not in any sense even being close to being racist. If my country started having riots and being violent due to a natural disaster, I'd wait itself out instead of trying to help them where more damage can be done.[/QUOTE] if you were an actual leader of a country and let this happen, you're a terrible fucking leader.
shut up phill977
[QUOTE=phill977;21418388]There was a huge fucking story about Haiti because the media was fucking bored and decided to report on a place in which no one has even heard about. In my eyes, the Haitians didn't deserve all the donations and attention with the amount of crime it had after the earthquake. And it's "Papua New Guinea", not "Papua, New Guinea".[/QUOTE] Haiti as a country was always horrible, nothing has changed. [editline]02:03PM[/editline] [QUOTE=PrismatexV8;21420454]You mad. :smug:[/QUOTE] Wow, you're a loser.
[QUOTE=Gummylamb;21432797]Haiti as a country was always horrible, nothing has changed. [editline]02:03PM[/editline] Wow, you're a loser.[/QUOTE] You mad. :smug:
I think I felt my house shake, someone make a thread.
This just in: 4.0 earthquake strikes California. Nobody freaks out.
[QUOTE=Broryt;21417383]Stupid haitians fucked our world up! For some reason every time i see a thread about earthquakes the op either has a Austin Powers or a queen Elizabeth avatar[/QUOTE] Haitians gotta hate. :banjo:
[QUOTE=CheeseMan;21417374]Exactly. It's all hype because of Haiti, don't you understand how the world works?[/QUOTE] Actually, I wouldn't say it's hype. In the past month, we've had more major earthquakes and irregular seismic activity than normal. 6.3 in PNG 6.9 in Southern Qinghai, China 6.3 in Spain Erruption of Eyjafjallajökull Erruption of Fimmvörðuháls Mother Earth isn't too happy at the moment.
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