Hazardous Earth - Case Study - Turkey-Syria Earthquake - Volcano Management Flashcards
1
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When did the Turkey - Syria Earthquake occur?
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- 6th February 2023
2
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What was the magnitude?
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- 7.8
3
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Where was the earthquakes epicentre?
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- 34km west of the city of Gaziantep in South Türkiye
4
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Why is Turkey vulnerable to earthquakes?
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- It sits on the Anatolian plate, betwen the large tectonic plates of Eurasia, Arabia and Africa
- Under the Anatolian plate, there are 2 major faults - the North Anatolian fault and the East Anatolian fault
5
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What was this earthquake an example of?
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- A strike-slip fault
6
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How did the earthquake occur?
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- Where the Arabian plate is moving northwards and colliding with the Eurasia plate, which causes the Anatolian plate to be squeezed to the west
- The boundary between the Arabian and Anatolian plate is therefore a point of friction
7
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What occurred 10 hours after the initial earthquake?
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- A 7.5 magnitude earthquake 128km to the North
8
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What was the depth of focus?
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- 18km deep (shallow)
9
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What was the total affected area?
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- 350,000 km2
10
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How many people were killed?
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- over 56,000
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12
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How many people were injured
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- 100,000
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