Dorisa Florencia

Turkey Earthquake 2024 Case Study. At 4:17am, when most people were asleep in their homes, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake hit southeastern turkey, near its border with northern syria. One year on, large parts of hatay, the worst.

With over 50,000 deaths and 100,000 injuries, the earthquakes presented one of the worst disasters of the century, requiring significant aid and relief efforts. Wideworld volume 35, 2023/ 2024