1.16 - Turkish Delights

Question 1

What is the name of the fault that Istanbul lies on?

Answer 1

• North Anatolian Fault
• Conservative boundary

Question 2

When did the Izmit earthquake happen?

Answer 2

1999

Question 3

What was the magnitude of the Izmit earthquake?

Answer 3

7.6

Question 4

How many people were killed by the earthquake?

Answer 4

17000

Question 5

How many people were injured in the Izmit earthquake?

Answer 5

50000

Question 6

What sort of plate boundaries are present near Istanbul

Answer 6

Collision and conservative plate boundaries

Question 7

How far is the North Anatolian fault from Istanbul?

Answer 7

20km

Question 8

What issues could crustal fracturing cause?

Answer 8

Natural gas pipelines may rupture, leads to fires

Question 9

What probability is given as to how strong an earthquake hitting Istanbul may be?

Answer 9

60% likelihood of >7Mw in magnitude

Question 10

How ready are the Turkish people for an earthquake?

Answer 10

• not very, take up information very slowly
• due to lack of trust in government
• corruption and lack of transparency is cause

Question 11

What pattern has been observed by seismologists?

Answer 11

• Each earthquake along the fault triggers another further down the fault later
• Due to stresses placed on rock along the fault by new positioning of rock

Question 12

How can we predict people’s responses during an earthquake?

Answer 12

• Psychological surveys have collected what people in Istanbul think about earthquakes
• Acknowledge that they will happen
• are more likely to blame people for the aftermath of an EQ (response+relief)
• will not trust people with power (companies, media and government)