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1 | Earthquake Spurs Tsunami of Tweets in Trinidad & Tobago | Niteraka Onjanà Bitsika Mahery ilay Horohorontany Tao Trinidad & Tobago |
2 | Shortly after ten o'clock last night, Trinidad and Tobago got a scare that wasn't crime or politics-related: an earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter scale shook the country for what some netizens are reporting to be 20-30 seconds, though in the words of one Facebook user, “it felt like forever.” | Ny alin'ny 11 Oktobra 2013, niaina tanaty tahotra i Trinidad sy Tobago taorian'ny tamin'ny folo ora, tahotra izay tsy misy ifandraisany amin'ny heloka bevava na resaka politika : fa horohoron-tany nahatratra 6.4 teo amin'ny maridrefy Richter izay nampihovitra ny firenena nandritra ny 20-30 segondra hoy ny sasany tamin'ireo mpisera anaty aterineto, araky ny tenin'olona iray mpampiasa Facebook dia “toy ireny hoe mandrakizay ireny ny fahatsapana azy.” |
3 | The tremor apparently originated off the coast of Guiria, Venezuela, and Caribbean territories as close to the epicenter as Guyana or as far away as St. Vincent and the Grenadines also felt its effects. | Araky ny fantatra dia toy hoe avy tany amin'ny amorontsirak'i Guiria, Venezoela, ary tany amin'ny faritry ny tanin'i Karaiba no foibe niatombohan'ilay izy, satria moa any no manakaiky indrindra an'i Guyana na hatrany St. Vincent sy ny tany Grenadines aza dia nahare izany koa. |
4 | Blogosphere was seemingly the only Trinidad-based blog that posted anything about the event: | Ny tontolon'ny blaogy no toa hany bilaogy ao Trinidada tsy mba nahitàna lahatsoratra niresaka momba ilay tranga : |
5 | If you slept through this one, you'll sleep through anything. | Raha nampatoritory anareo iny resaka iny, hatoritory hatrany ianareo amin'ny lafin-javatra rehetra. |
6 | The quake was so strong that it was felt as far as parts of South America and several Eastern Caribbean islands. | Tena mafy be ilay horohorontany ka nahare izany hatrany amin'ny faritra Amerika Atsimo sy tany amin'ireo nosy Atsinanan'i Karaiba. |
7 | A seismologist from the SRC confirmed to me by e-mail that the event was the strongest quake to hit T&T since the 6.1 magnitude tremor of 1997. | Mpahay momba ny horohorontany avy ao amin'ny SRC no nanamafy tamiko tanaty “email” fa iny tranga iny no isan'ny mafy indrindra niseho taty T&T taorian'ilay horohorontany nirefy 6.1 izay niseho tamin'ny 1997. |
8 | The event was located at 10.86°N 62. | Tany amin'ny 10.86°N 62. |
9 | 12°W at a depth of 60km. | 12°W ary tany amin'ny halalina 60km no nisy ilay tranga. |
10 | Local media immediately reported power cuts in parts of Trinidad; subsequent social media reports indicated power had been restored to some places. | Nanambara avy hatrany ny Filazam-baovao tao an-toerana fa tapaka ny jiro tany amin'ny faritra maro ao Trinidad; ny fanambarana taty aoriana avy amin'ny tambajotra sosialy dia nilaza fa efa niverina ny jiro tany amin'ireo faritra sasany. |
11 | In a statement, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Management said there were no reports of serious damage. | Tao aminà fanambarana iray, nilaza ny Birao misahana ny fanomanana sy ny Fitantanana ny loza voajanahary fa tsy nisy tatitra mikasika ny fisian'ny fahavoazana goavana akory. |
12 | CNC3 weather reporter @seigoniemohammed said there was no widespread tsunami threat exists at this time, according to NOAA, the US federal agency that monitors ocean activity. | |
13 | All other netizens were on Twitter and Facebook: My body's still shaking from the strongest, longest earthquake I've ever felt in my life. | @seigoniemohammed, ilay mpilaza toetr'andro ao amin'ny CNC3 dia nilaza fa tsy misy atahorana aloha hatreto ny mety hisian'ny tsunami, araky ny voalazan'ny NOAA, ilay masoivoho federaly Amerikana misahana ny fanaraha-maso ny ranomasina . |
14 | #Trinidad - Georgia Popplewell (@georgiap) October 12, 2013 | Tao amin'ny Twitter sy Facebook avokoa ireo mpisera anaty aterneto : |
15 | Doesnt even make sense asking friends “did you feel that?” .. | @TriniBerry kosa nanohy ny fanazavany araky ny zavatra niainany : |
16 | EVERYBODY felt that! #trinidad #earthquake | Hatreo, @SeismicResearch dia nanamafy ny herin'ilay horohorontany : |
17 | - TriniBerry.com (@TriniBerry) October 12, 2013 @TriniBerry went on to describe the experience: | Nosakanana ny ezak'ireo mpisera anaty aterineto hitady tatitra azo itokiana manodidina izany - farafahakeliny avy amin'ny vohikala mpanara-maso ny toetany ao Etazonia : |
18 | And it was like you heard it coming up the road thinking it was a truck….then…wait….no thats an earthquake lol #trinidad | |
19 | - TriniBerry.com (@TriniBerry) October 12, 2013 | Farany ilay vohikala nanavao ny tatitra avy aminy. |
20 | By then, @SeismicResearch had confirmed the strength of the tremor: | |
21 | Mag 6.4 earthquake north of Paria Peninsula Trinidad. http://t.co/uckSHNK8qD - UWISeismic Research (@SeismicResearch) October 12, 2013 | Mahaliana tokoa, ny hikaroka anaty tambajotra sosialy no tonga ao an-tsain'ny olona voalohany - fa tsy ny hoe handeha hivoaka ny trano : |
22 | Netizens' attempts to find other reliable online reports were foiled - at least by the United States Geological Survey site: | |
23 | Thanks for this, US government shutdown. #earthquake #trinidad #usgs pic.twitter.com/1YAPmQUQ7i | Faka nahita ny lojikany ilay mpampiasa Facebook Sharla Hudson [nahazoana alàlana ny fitanisàna ny fanehoan-keviny], tamin'ny filazàny hoe : |
24 | - Georgia Popplewell (@georgiap) October 12, 2013 The site finally updated its information. | Mampihomehy koa hoe mandeha tsara ny Aterineto nandritra sy taorian'ilay horohorontany… nefa ny antso an-tariby milaza hoe ‘Tsy misy reseau' |
25 | Interestingly, many people's first thought was to get onto social media platforms - not get out of the house: | I Elspeth Duncan, mpampiasa Facebook, [nahazoana alàlana ihany koa ny famerenana ny fanehoan-keviny] dia nahita izany ho nahatsikaiky tokoa, tamin'ny filazàny fa: |
26 | 6.x Earthquake start Get under a door frame? No. I need to tweet/FB/BBM this? | Ny tena mampiomehy dia ireo olona manoratra amin'ny renitsoratra tao amin'ny Fbook tamin'ny fotoana nitrangan'ilay horohoron-tany… toy ireny mihikiaha ireny. |
27 | Yes. | |
28 | #trinidad - TriniBerry.com (@TriniBerry) October 12, 2013 | Toy ny hoe laharam-pahamehana ny mampakatra izany ao nohon'ny fiheverana izay hiarovana ny tenany. |
29 | Facebook user Sharla Hudson [comment quoted with permission] could see the logic, saying: | Tao amin'ny Instagram, marielbrown74 dia nampakatra lahatsoratra nampitondrainy ny lohateny hoe “Porofo fa nisy horohoron-tany”. |
30 | Funny how internet works during n after earthquakes… but phone lines say ‘network busy' | Raha vao nijanona ilay horohorontany ary iny nanomboka tony iny ny olona, maro ireo nanao sangisangy zary tenany momba ilay izy. |
31 | Facebook user Elspeth Duncan [comment also quoted with permission] found it amusing, saying: | Avy hatrany dia tany amin'i Redman, ilay mpanao fampihomehezana an-tsary ny sain'ilay mpampiasa Twitter iray. |
32 | What's funny is people writing in all caps apparently while the quake is happening … as if screaming via FBook. | |
33 | As if it's more important to update a status than ensure personal safety. On Instagram, marielbrown74 posted what she called “earthquake evidence”. | Ilay tantara dia miompana aminà andianà mpinamana mitsoaka loza voajanahary(horohorontany, rambondanitra) - ary rehefa lasa lavitr'ilay loza, vao hitan-dry zareo fa hay i Redman tsy tafaraka tamin'izy ireo. |
34 | Once the shaking stopped and people began to calm down, they couldn't resist injecting some humour into the situation. | |
35 | One Twitter user's thoughts immediately ran to Redman, the title character in a comedic video that went viral locally. | |
36 | The plot centers around a group of friends fleeing from natural disasters (earthquakes, tornadoes) - and once they get a safe distance away, realise that Redman is not with them. | |
37 | The rest of the story hinges around the seemingly unending search for Redman: | Ny tohin'ilay tantara dia manodidina ny fitadiavana tsy misy farany an'i Redman : |
38 | I hope redman is okay #earthquake #trinidad - ChrisTheDuckMan (@ChrisTheDuckMan) October 12, 2013 | Mpisera maro ety anaty aterneto no nindrana ilay hira fanta-daza hirain'i Maximus Dan, izay maminavina fa hisy tantara maro fandefa amin'onjampeo anio : |
39 | Several other netizens were making reference to this popular song by Maximus Dan, predicting that it would get a lot of airplay today: | |
40 | On Facebook, the political quips began soon afterwards. | Tao amin'ny Facebook, nanomboka koa ny esoeso ara-politika. |
41 | Rhoda Bharath reposted a meme featuring a former ill-informed ambassador… | Rhoda Bharath dia namerina nampakatra “mime” mampiseho Ambasadaoro iray teo aloha tsy nahara-baovao… |
42 | Meme created by Ranan Jerry. | “Mime” noforonin'i Ranan Jerry. |
43 | …while David Makhan, tongue firmly in cheek, said: | …Raha toa kosa i David Makhan nikaiki-molotra, no sady nilaza hoe : |
44 | Just confirmed: Earthquake caused by hindu cabal fleeing Rienzi complex heading to Venezuela with the treasury. | Vao avy voamarina fa : Nateraky ny fitsoahan'ilay hindu cabalho Rienzi niaraka tamin'ny harena miafina ho any Venezoela iny horohorontany iny. |
45 | The big thud felt in the middle of the episode was Suruj missing the boat when he jumped from the jetty. | Ilay feo re teny anelanelany ireny izao dia i Suruj nianjera rehefa nitsambikina avy eny an-tsambony. |
46 | Vernon O'Reilly Ramesar added: | Vernon O'Reilly Ramesar dia nanampy hoe : |
47 | I am predicting: 1. it will be determined to be a 6.5 or 6.6 quake tomorrow. | Maminavina aho fa : 1. ho eo amin'ny 6.5 na 6.6 eo ny horohorontany rahampitso. |
48 | 2. Roodal will blame Jack 3. Suruj will blame Jack. | 2. Roodal dia hanameloka an'i Jack 3. Suruj hanameloka an'i Jack. |
49 | 4. Jack will offer to leap into the ocean and stop the shaking the next time - but he was feeding orphans when it happened this time. | 4. Jack dia hanome toky fa hilomano any an-dranomasina ary hanao izay hampiatoana ilay horohorontany amin'ny ho avy - kanefa nanome sakafo ho an'ireo kamboty izy tamin'io fotoana io . |
50 | 5. Several churches will blame gays even though everyone knows gays only cause hurricanes. | 5. Fiangonana maro no hanakiana ireo pelaka na dia efa fantatry ny rehetra aza fa rivo-doza ihany no vokatra entin'ny pelaka . |
51 | 6. Watson Duke of the PSA will blame it on OSH violations. | 6. Watson Duke avy ao amin'ny PSA hanameloka azy noho ny fanitsakitsahana ny OSH. |
52 | Patricia Worrell, whose status update is reproduced here with her permission, had a few predictions of her own: | Patricia Worrell, izay aseho eto ny fanavaozany ny sàtany azy rehefa nahazoana alàlana, dia nanàna ny faminanianay manokana : |
53 | Tomorrow: Kamla will say that the quake was caused because pressure was building up for years under the PNM. | Rahampitso : Kamla dia hilaza hoe nohon'ny fametrahana faneriterena nandritra ny taona maro tao amin'ny PNM no nahatonga iny horohorontany iny. |
54 | Keith will say the shaking occurred because corruption is causing the fabric of the society to unravel. | Keith dia hilaza fa nisy ny horohorontany satria ny tsolotra no mahatonga ny fizarazaran'ny fiarahamonina. |
55 | Prakash will say he ent worried - as long as the PP stays together, the land is strong. | Prakash dia hilaza hoe tsy ho taitra izy - raha mbola tsy misaraka ny PP, hatanjaka ny tany. |
56 | And Jack will say he'll make sure we get as much aid as Haiti. | Ary hilaza i Jack hoe hanao izay hahazoanareo fanampiana betsaka toy ny tany Haiti izy. |