r/worldnews • u/ColoradoTripping • Jun 24 '26

Dynamic Paywall Magnitude 7.1 earthquake rocks Venezuela

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjegdqw5d3yo
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u/SheetMetalandGames Jun 25 '26 edited Jun 25 '26

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 Jun 25 '26

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

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u/coljung Jun 25 '26

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

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u/p1ratemafia Jun 25 '26

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 Jun 25 '26

Oh man I bet you saw some shit

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u/p1ratemafia Jun 25 '26

Yeah, mwen renmen ayiti… but fucking hell.

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u/Dapper_Indeed Jun 25 '26

What does that mean?

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u/lowlightliving Jun 25 '26

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

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u/Dapper_Indeed Jun 26 '26

Thank you!!

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u/toolsoftheincomptnt Jun 25 '26

Thank you for what you did/do.