In 2020, Samah Hadid compared the building explosion she survived to an earthquake.

she survived to an earthquake.

This region certainly hasn't seen an earthquake this size in centuries.

hasn't seen an earthquake this size in centuries.

So what is it about these buildings that has made this earthquake even more devastating?

When the friction builds up, a powerful earthquake is eventually released.

Earlier this year, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake hit turkey in Syria.

It does admittedly make sense that these countries weren't totally prepared for an earthquake like this.

An earthquake is violent shaking of the earth's crust.

They may crash into each other, causing the crust to shake violently, thus creating an earthquake.

The resulting earthquake releases tremendous amount of energy.

This energy spreads outward from the point of earthquake, triggering waves that can form tsunami.

A recent earthquake briefly stopped production, prompting a number of questions about what a prolonged shutdown could do to the world's supply of chips.

Search for survivors after New Year's Day earthquake hits Japan.

of people who have been killed by this earthquake in Japan,

The deadliest earthquake that Morocco has suffered in more than 100 years.

one of the major events that's happened in my life in Japan was the 3/11 earthquake here which was huge

Okay I'm not answering anymore earthquake questions because they don't put me in a very good state of mind.