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A 6.6 magnitude earthquake struck Izmir off Seferihisar in the Aegean Sea. According to the figures released so far, 39 people were killed and 896 injured in the earthquake that destroyed 17 buildings in Izmir.
Unplanned construction in major cities throughout the earthquake, vertical architecture and the nature of the new building park discussion in Turkey, while the damage experienced in similar earthquakes that occurred in the world during the earthquake, the preparation compared to a much lower level than in Turkey the country is so inadequate and reveals.
In the earthquakes that occurred around the world in 2020, the majority of the victims occurred two earthquakes that occurred in Turkey.
While 41 citizens died in the 6.7 magnitude earthquake in Elazig on January 24, this figure was recorded as the earthquake with the highest death toll ever seen in 2020.
The 6.6 magnitude earthquake that struck Izmir on October 30 has killed 39 people so far, making it the second deadliest earthquake of 2020.
ONLY 13 LOSS OF LIVES IN 20 EARTHQUAKES
earthquakes occurring all over the world, damage after the earthquake in Turkey and the severity of the situation emerges with greater comparative clarity.
The 2020 earthquake in Elazig and Izmir in Turkey are not counted, the earthquake of more than 6.5 in the world occurred in exactly 20 different countries.
While only 13 people died in all of these earthquakes, 10 of these 13 people died in the 7.4 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Mexico on June 23, and 1 in the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Papua New Guinea on July 17.
EARTHQUAKES BETWEEN 6.5 TO 6.9
Just when looking at Izmir and earthquakes of magnitude 6.5 and 6.9, like the Elazig earthquakes, Turkey looks out of 7 of the 12 earthquakes that occurred in different countries.
The only earthquake that lost lives in these earthquakes was the magnitude 6.6 earthquake on August 18 in the Philippines in which 2 people lost their lives.
No one died in earthquakes of magnitude 6.5 to 6.9 in Japan, Chile, Indonesia, Greece, the Solomon Islands and the United States.
