Hazards - Case Study

Question 1

Turkey - Syria Earthquake
Background information

Answer 1

Magnitude : 7.8
Location : north west of Turkey, near Syria boarder
Cause: strike slip fault between Anatolian and Arabian plates

Question 2

Turkey - Syria Earthquake
Primary effects

Answer 2

50,000 people killed immediately
107,000 injured in Turkey
Unknown injury figure for Syria due to conflict
Economic cost is $84.1 billion
Damage to infrastructure

Question 3

Turkey - Syria Earthquake
Secondary effects

Answer 3

Fires in various locations
Economic loss due to cost of rebuilding
Outbreak of disease
Health crisis due to hospital collapse and cold weather

Question 4

Turkey - Syria Earthquake
Short term responses

Answer 4

• people had to dig with bare hands due to lack of aid in Syria due to conflict
  -emergency aid was distributed
• emergency teams from Turkey and internationally sent searchers to look for survivors

Question 5

Turkey - Syria Earthquake
Long term response

Answer 5

• Turkey has a focus on building earthquake resistant buildings
  -programmes to support economic recovery
  Mental health services established to help survivors deal with grief