Turkey-syrian 2023 earthquake

Question 1

What kind of fault did it hit

Answer 1

Strike-slip fault

Question 2

ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Answer 2

Air pollution (dust particles)
Crops and trees destroyed
Water contamination

Question 3

SOCIAL ISSUES

Answer 3

-Affected 18 million people
-schools destroyed
- 300,000 buildings destroyed
-people homeless
2.6 million people living in tents
-1.6 Mill on streets
1 in 7 health facilities available
Disease- cholera

Question 4

IMPACTS/ EFFECTS

Answer 4

55,000 deaths
130,000 injured

Question 5

ECONOMIC ISSUES

Answer 5

Costed 119 billion
3rd most expensive earthquake
Waterpipes + sewers disrupted
Business stopped

Question 6

Date of the earthquake

Answer 6

6th February 2023 ( 4:17am)

Question 7

Magnitude

Answer 7

7.8

Question 8

Location

Answer 8

Diyar bakir

Question 9

When was aftershock plus size of aftershock

Answer 9

9 hours after
Size of aftershock 7.8 - 10km deep

Question 10

Responses + factors

Answer 10

slow response
24-48 hours
Abandoned by government which meant more death
Happened in night time so slow responses from people
No earthquake proof houses
Was winter so liquifaction and soil settlement

Question 11

Which plates did the earthquake occur at

Answer 11

antolian plate and Arabian plate