Good would be a somewhat longer early warning period, bad would be the fact that the rupture propagation would then take place in the direction of Istanbul resulting in more severe ground shaking than if the origin was further east. (sciencedaily.com)
This is of concern in devices such as smoke detectors, since the battery may transition from «charged» to «dead» so quickly that the low - battery warning period from the detector is either so brief as to go unnoticed, or may not occur at all. (slaw.ca)
Many trend - followers were caught off - guard because the warning period was so brief. (hussmanfunds.com)