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andrew
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Pyongshin Sangja
Joined: 20 Apr 2003
Location: I love baby!
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| Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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| No, while in bed in Seoul I did not feel a 6.2 in Japan. |
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mindmetoo
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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| Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Typically they advise getting under a doorway. I have my doubts Korean buildings are built with much thought to earthquakes. Running out can be one of the worst things to do. Windows break and fall like daggers. You risk being sliced to ribbons. |
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khyber
Joined: 16 Jan 2003
Location: Compunction Junction
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| Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 10:24 pm Post subject: |
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I think they suggest doorways back home because the framing is much stronger underneath.
In korea, it's just more cement, that's a bad idea.
I don't think there is any real good idea |
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Son Deureo!
Joined: 30 Apr 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 1:22 am Post subject: |
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| In a Korean building hiding under a desk or table is probably the best idea. |
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Banana Bender
Joined: 24 Jun 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 2:05 am Post subject: |
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Hide under a piece of Kimchi during an earthquake as it is well known to solve all problems. ( Atleast no problems with food if you get trapped )
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Peter Jackson
Joined: 23 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 3:45 am Post subject: Earthquake? |
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I NEVER feel earthquakes. Luckily I've never experienced a big one...just a few smallies. There was one in Vietnam in December, a few in Vancouver. I've always slept through them..
Korea doesn't have too many quakes, does it? 
Hope not, |
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sjrm
Joined: 27 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 4:05 am Post subject: Re: Earthquake? |
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| Peter Jackson wrote: |
I NEVER feel earthquakes. Luckily I've never experienced a big one...just a few smallies. There was one in Vietnam in December, a few in Vancouver. I've always slept through them..
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earthquakes are no big deal. being from california, i've experienced a few decent sized ones. the last one i was in nearly slept through all of it (a 6.9 officially, but felt bigger). only woke up because i realized there was a window next to me. after it, i fell back asleep. |
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krats1976
Joined: 14 May 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 5:09 am Post subject: Re: Earthquake? |
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| sjrm wrote: |
| earthquakes are no big deal. being from california, ... |
They're no big deal in areas with hard core earthquake codes. At home we get earthquakes all the time and hardly anyone takes notice (except the 7.9 we had a few years back... but that's only because it broke the only road out of Alaska. Luckily it was in winter when no one drives it).
I'm with mindmetoo... I doubt that building codes here are up to the same standard. Actually, I wonder sometimes if there are building codes at all here...  |
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Milwaukiedave
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
Location: Goseong
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 8:34 am Post subject: |
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| Son Deureo! wrote: |
| In a Korean building hiding under a desk or table is probably the best idea. |
It's more like, bend over and kiss your *** goodbye in a Korean building.
| Banana Bender wrote: |
Hide under a piece of Kimchi during an earthquake as it is well known to solve all problems. ( Atleast no problems with food if you get trapped )
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Now that is pretty funny. It sounds like something I would have wrote (although for the record I don't like kimchi). |
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matthews_world
Joined: 15 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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| The increased occurance of earthquakes and volcanoes around the Ring of Fire recently seem suspicious to anyone? |
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sjrm
Joined: 27 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:34 pm Post subject: Re: Earthquake? |
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| krats1976 wrote: |
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I'm with mindmetoo... I doubt that building codes here are up to the same standard. Actually, I wonder sometimes if there are building codes at all here... [/color] |
i wonder about that myself. i worry in a way here if there ever was an earthquake while i'm here, that all i know about what to do in an earthquake doesn't make a difference here. |
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excitinghead
Joined: 18 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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In the news reports after the Fukuoka earthquake I felt in Busan last year, I heard the figure that only 20% of buildings were up to scratch here.
It was quite funny watching the news reports; they were VERY inexperienced in reporting about earthquakes, so all they could produce was numerous housewives demonstrating how various picture frames, clocks etc. had fallen off from TVs and walls etc....as in picking them up, and then putting them on the floor...fascinating stuff.
I agree that on the 14th floor of a 15 year old KOREAN apartment building was the last place I wanted to be at the time, but in the event earthquake stuff learned back in NZ in 1988(!) came flooding back and I was under the door frame in a flash...but took a while for my wife (she's Korean) to figure out what the hell i was saying. |
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sjrm
Joined: 27 Jul 2005
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| Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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| excitinghead wrote: |
In the news reports after the Fukuoka earthquake I felt in Busan last year, I heard the figure that only 20% of buildings were up to scratch here.
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i'm honestly surprised it's that many. |
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