Hussain Ekbal, Kalaycıoğlu Sibel, Milliner Christopher W D, Çakir Ziyadin
British Geological Survey, Nicker Hill, Keyworth, UK.
Department of Sociology, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Türkiye.
Nat Rev Earth Environ. 2023;4(5):287-289. doi: 10.1038/s43017-023-00411-2. Epub 2023 Apr 24.
The 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes occurred on active faults that were known to be a high seismic hazard, yet the devastating impacts of these earthquakes show that the risk was not adequately considered. Vulnerabilities arising from exposure, corruption and poverty led to a lack of seismic preparedness which amplified the earthquake risk into a tragic disaster.
2023年卡赫拉曼马拉什地震发生在已知地震危险性很高的活动断层上,但这些地震造成的毁灭性影响表明,风险并未得到充分考虑。由暴露、腐败和贫困导致的脆弱性致使缺乏地震防范措施,从而将地震风险放大为一场悲剧性灾难。