AFAD announces: The 15 most high-risk districts for a potential Istanbul earthquake
The 15 districts at the highest risk for an Istanbul earthquake have been announced. It was emphasized that the listed districts were determined based on soil liquefaction risk.
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Turkey experienced a major catastrophe on February 6, 2023. The consecutive earthquakes centered in Kahramanmaraş caused massive destruction across 11 provinces.
Efforts are continuing rapidly for the structures that were destroyed or damaged in the earthquake. However, a major earthquake has also been expected for the megacity of Istanbul for a long time.
DETERMINED BASED ON SOIL LIQUEFACTION RISK
While experts continue to issue warnings for Istanbul, the most high-risk districts in the event of the expected major earthquake have been shared.
It was stated that the districts shared with AFAD as the source were determined based on soil liquefaction risk.
Here are the 15 most high-risk districts...
- Bakırköy
- Bahçelievler
- Küçükçekmece
- Esenler
- Başakşehir
- Esenyurt
- Avcılar
- Beylikdüzü
- Büyükçekmece
- Tuzla
- Pendik
- Maltepe
- Sultanbeyli
- Üsküdar
- Fatih