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littlemegzz t1_j9nj0xl wrote

Curious to know whether more are happening, or more coverage tends to be happening. I can Google, but it only gets so far...

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awry_lynx t1_j9ocxsh wrote

The latter. This one really isn't that big of a deal, it's in a super remote area and quite small. I'm not trying to handwave any loss of life that does happen, but no casualties yet and it seems unlikely - in 2015 a similar earthquake struck around the same spot and final casualties were 2 people (and many homes were destroyed). Still tragic for those affected, of course.

I realize that might sound callous, but it probably wouldn't have received coverage or interest if the ones in Turkey and Syria hadn't just happened.

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RangerPeterF t1_j9o9q11 wrote

I would guess it's the latter. Once a major event happens, similar events will get more coverage. Just like after covid every newly discovered virus, no matter how unimportant, got blown up to be the next pandemic.

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LazyFurn t1_j9osqch wrote

Definitely more coverage. Look at the train incident in Ohio. Now it feels like a train derails every other day. When this is actually a common occurrence that wasn’t getting front page news before. Every journalist wants to get the most eyes on what’s currently happening so they report on every event in that topic.

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gustopherus t1_j9p8ny3 wrote

There were 1044 train derailments in 2022. Of course, that also includes all the small ones that don't actually cause accidents.

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