big eq in italy

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big eq in italy
here's the usgs maps:
wow, it's been a while.
i am glad it wasn't severe.   
fe
well, over 150 are dead and whole towns are destroyed per the news reports (which can sometimes get overly magnified).

i don't think the news reports are exaggerated.  it was a major earthquake, at least in the context of how it affected the medieval buildings in the area.
hmm. its unfortunate. as far as i know central italy was bombed heavily in wwii. a lot of the medieval ruins were destroyed then. i hope this hasn't effected what they have left over.   
fe
i wonder what can be done in a structural suppression point of view on buildings that have been built centuries ago.   
fe
seismic isolation retrofits.
strucurally speaking, considering the magnitude of the quake, which was not that much in my opinion, the results are pathetic.  they really need to invest in retrofitting.
mike mccann
mmc engineering
sure, old stone masonry and brick masonry buildings can be improved by retrofitting.  but that approach really will only ever apply to significant buildings, not all the old buildings in europe, asia, etc.
true, but every little bit helps, along whth a change in thinking and values.
mike mccann
mmc engineering
at latest ,179 dead,1500 injured, 100,000 homeless.in 1980 they passed strict laws on new construction for earthquake resistance.however there are buildings there at least 700years old ! a  scientist had predicted the earthquake measuring things like radon which was increasing along with tremers since january !.unfortunately he was muzzled so as not to panic the peaple !! this will become a big story.italians also have a fatalistic attitude when it comes to earthquakes !