M5.7 Turkey-Iran Earthquake Kills at Least 8 and Injures 30 – Major Infrastructure Collapse in Both

[Elderberry]

By Strange Sounds -Feb 23, 2020

M5.7 Turkey-Iran Earthquake Kills at Least 8 and Injures 30 – Major Infrastructure Collapse in Both Countries

At least 8 dead have been killed following a M5.7 earthquake in Turkey’s Van province on Sunday, February 23, 2020.

More than 30 others have been injured by the strong quake in Turkey as well as in neighboring Iran. Many more are believed to be still buried under collapsed buildings.

The M5.7 earthquake struck the Turkey-Iran border region at a very shallow depth of 5 kilometers (3 miles) and affected at least 43 villages in Turkey and in Iran.

Some 1,066 buildings collapsed in the shallow tremor whose epicenter was 25km SE of Saray, Turkey, a rural and moutainous area well-known for strong earthquakes.

More: https://strangesounds.org/2020/02/turkey-iran-earthquake-death-injuries-february-23-2020.html

[PeteS in CA]

Sadly, I doubt only 8 were killed, unless it's a VERY sparsely populated area. Either those 1000+ collapsed building were very old, or there simply isn't a building code and compliance culture in that area. By way of contrast, the 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake probably did far less damage in buildings collapsed (and possibly in people killed), but was over 10 times the strength (magnitude scales are logarithmic, not linear).

[Fishrrman]

PeteS wrote:
"Either those 1000+ collapsed building were very old, or there simply isn't a building code and compliance culture in that area."

Building codes?
Compliance?
In the muslim world...?
Who you be kiddin'...?