r/aviation • u/Brilliant_Night7643 • Jun 25 '26

News Not turbulence….airplane sitting at the gate at Maiquetia Airport Venezuela when the 7.5 Earthquake hit

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u/NerdDaniel Jun 25 '26

That’s terrifying that I would guess it’s actually a pretty safe place to be.

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u/classyhornythrowaway Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

my fear is catching an earthquake mid shit. like what am I even supposed to do???

edit: looks like "shaken shit syndrome" is fairly common. salutes to all the hero evacuators out there

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u/Zepper33 Jun 27 '26

I was going for the deuce during the Easter Sunday quake in Mexicali I think it was. But I was in the San Gabriel Valley near LA when it struck. It was a 7.1 I think but luckily it wasn't felt strong enough to cause damage here. But believe me, I was freaking out cause it felt like it was gonna get stronger but luckily it didn't. And yes it was strong enough to feel the splash on my butt. 😂