TURKEY–SYRIA EARTHQUAKE REVEALS BUILDING DANGER

According to the US Geological Survey, many people in Turkey who were affected by the earthquake live in structures that are extremely likely to be damaged by shaking, with unreinforced brick masonry and low-rise concrete frames. In a study published last March, Arzu Arslan Kelam at the Middle East...

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Published in:Nature (London) 2023-02, Vol.614 (7948), p.398-399
Main Author: Naddaf, Miryam
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aftershocks
Brickwork
Building codes
Buildings
Earthquake damage
Earthquakes
Geological surveys
Masonry
Seismic activity
Shaking
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Summary:According to the US Geological Survey, many people in Turkey who were affected by the earthquake live in structures that are extremely likely to be damaged by shaking, with unreinforced brick masonry and low-rise concrete frames. In a study published last March, Arzu Arslan Kelam at the Middle East Technical University, Ankara, and her colleagues suggested that the centre of the city of Gaziantep would experience medium-to-severe damage from a magnitude-6.5 earthquake (A. A. Kelam et al. After this tragedy, the Turkish government introduced new building codes and a compulsory earthquake insurance system.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/d41586-023-00364-y