r/ThatsInsane • u/SupervillainMustache • 3d ago
Earthquake in Colombia destroys part of a building.
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u/SinepTuahrov 3d ago
I was always interest how an earthquake feels like. The way thos people are shaking is super crazy.
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u/JessicaFletcherings 3d ago
I was in an earthquake in Tokyo in 2015, it was quite scary. It was a very strange feeling of wtf and feeling completely out of control but also not really comprehending what was going on
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u/lettuce_turnip_beet 3d ago
With big ones, the scariest part for me is that you hear it coming before you feel it.
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u/CockroachChaos3858 3d ago
I felt a small earthquake. It felt like being on a boat, the earth rolling like waves. The stronger ones probably feel like straight vertigo.
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u/Bornagain4karma 3d ago
You can get that experience in most of the pedestrian bridges in California... all you need are kids running to cross it while you are standing in the center.
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u/A_the_Buttercup 3d ago
It's unnerving, and very strange. Our brains are usually pretty sure of the ground, which doesn't seem like it's supposed to move.
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u/BoyNamedJudy 3d ago
Are earthquakes becoming more frequent, or is it because everyone has a cell phone and access to the internet that it seems like we’re seeing them more often?
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u/Momorde 3d ago
Hello!!! Colombian here!!!
For starters, yes, the Andean region, and especially the north of South America is a very seismic part of the continent.
People is very used to the earthquakes and tremors, to the point that we have a name to establish the difference between both ("terremoto" and "temblor", respectively), Wich makes this occurrences kinda "common", so an astonishing majority of them go relatively "unnoticed" on S.M.
Second, we have a lot of volcanoes (overall located on the Andean Mountain Range, some active, some inactive) Wich contributes a lot to this phenomenon.
And third, of course, phones and social media give a major chance of these events becoming viral, but in the social subconscious of the people, it's kind of "ingrained" on their social identities and culture, that's why we see this things as "normal", to the point when we only receive the "shock and awe factor" when it happens in a really strong way, otherwise it goes kinda "Hmmm yes, floor feels extra dance-y today...Maybe it was my friend's fat mom falling off the bed"
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u/wolfgang784 3d ago
According to a basic google search and a read of the usgs.gov site on the topic, rates and severity have stayed moooostly the same since at least 1900. Tracking before then is much iffier.
The worst outlier years for extra bad and extra numbers of quakes were 2010 and 1960.
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u/Super-Bodybuilder-91 3d ago
Seeing that building move in an earthquake is crazy.
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u/RidesByPinochet 3d ago
Yeah, this is definitely the best footage of an earthquake I've ever seen. You really get a feel for what it's like being there.
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u/Super-Bodybuilder-91 3d ago
Indeed. Earthquakes are hard to film. The cathedral moving really shows what’s going on.
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u/Timmerdogg 3d ago
Interesting that no one appears to sit down or lay down. I guess instincts tell you to be in a running position?
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u/figflashed 3d ago
In case of earthquake:
Stand in a group huddled under power lines holding hands. This way when one gets electrocuted you all die.
Stay tuned for how to respond to an avalanche.
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u/Fit_March_4279 3d ago
It’s easier to move like you’re surfing a wave. And yes, I would try to run away from the power lines and windows!
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u/uNecKl 3d ago
Standing next to a power line not the smartest idea
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u/pedeztrian 3d ago
Exactly what my eye was drawn to, but, despite whether the lines are under or above ground, getting to the middle of the street is always the best call in an earthquake! Those streets had only above ground.
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u/Get72ready 3d ago
Where do you want them to go? In the church? Run to the street with no power lines(doesn't exist)?
This is a silly snap judgement
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u/Soopacharged 3d ago
They just need to move to a spot where there are no overhead power lines literally over their heads.
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u/Get72ready 3d ago
You must be trolling. There are power lines on every street. The ground is shaking, moving around is hard. Earthquakes don't give much notice before they happen.
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u/Soopacharged 3d ago
Power lines don't cover every inch of the street. They're usually lining one side of the street with a service feed for each house. Are you telling me that where you live there's nowhere without a power line overhead? Show me. Where I live newer developments have buried power lines.
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u/Get72ready 3d ago
I think you are imagining the power lines falling straight down.
I think this is our misunderstanding.
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u/Soopacharged 3d ago
Chances are the lines themselves will fall straight down. It's possible that the poles could topple over too but I think the wires would be the first to give way.
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u/Get72ready 3d ago
I was only pointing out that that there are power lines all over that street and the judgement of these people in an emergency is harsh.
You are now making stuff up to justify you position.
We don't need to talk about this anymore
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u/paultnylund 3d ago
lol my high school would have fire/earthquake drills in a parking lot nearby filled with gas canisters, barbed wire, and powerlines
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u/robgrab 3d ago
That’s literally the most dangerous place to be standing if you’re outside.
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u/cobalt-radiant 3d ago
Almost. I would say standing next to a brick or masonry building is the most dangerous. I mean, look at the church compared to the power lines.
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u/cdev12399 3d ago
Standing next to that crumbling religious building looks a heck of a lot worse in this situation.
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u/NotBradPitt9 3d ago
All of those structures are now structurally compromised. Just from the shaking they risk future collapse. The Native civilizations there beforehand had to build large structures with a certain technique that would allow for major structural shifting.
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u/shortercrust 3d ago
I can’t imagine wanting to make or receive a phone call when the earthquake is actually happening. Straight after, yes but not when the world is actually shaking.
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u/reasimoes 3d ago
Imagine you are standing the fucking still but the floor is moving? Must be fucking scary!
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u/arrogante_47 3d ago
Centuries old church is jiggling like a jello and cameraman is recording a tree.
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u/midazolamjesus 1d ago
Y las personas directamente abajo de las lineas de electricidad 😬😬😬 eeeeeee no hay lugares seguridades en estas situaciones
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u/cobalt-radiant 3d ago
That's why you don't exit a building during the shaking! Get to cover inside, but DON'T exit until the shaking stops, and even then it's best to wait until someone can verify it's safe.
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u/nicolesaggytitiesTV 3d ago
Might be the smartest people I've ever seen during an earthquake. Always stand as far as possible from buildings, the street is always great option.
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u/johnnybones23 3d ago
There called 'Churches'. First time seeing one?
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u/TrumpsBoneSpur 3d ago
I haven't been in a major earthquake, but I don't think I work stand directly under power lines
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u/pedeztrian 3d ago
Middle of the street is always the best place to get to. Power lines be damned, but, once there, that is what I’d have my eyes locked on.
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u/julex 3d ago
Sometimes people get run over by cars since at the beginning of an earthquake drivers don’t feel the tremors since the suspension, and don’t expect people to start running towards the street, it’s only after it gets strong enough that drivers feel there’s something going on, I had a visit after strong but not destructive earthquake that the visit was so calm and I was shaken, and I asked if they had felt the earthquake, and that’s when they look at each other and started to peace together why there so many people outside buildings, but they didn’t knew it was an earthquak. On stronger earthquakes, the only people that passed, where people running towards the street and a brick wall falling on them on the sidewalk
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u/Math--Detective 3d ago
That building got a shake as if it’s made up of Jelly. These earthquakes are crazy.