The 2023 Earthquake in T&#252;rkiye and Implications for China’s Response to Catastrophe

Peijun Shi; Lianyou Liu; Weihua Fang; Jifu Liu; Jidong Wu; Lu Jiang; Bo Chen; Gangfeng Zhang; Hao Zheng; Yintong Zhang

doi:10.1007/s13753-023-00533-7

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Peijun Shi, Lianyou Liu, Weihua Fang, Jifu Liu, Jidong Wu, Lu Jiang, Bo Chen, Gangfeng Zhang, Hao Zheng, Yintong Zhang. The 2023 Earthquake in Türkiye and Implications for China’s Response to Catastrophe[J]. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2023, 14(6): 1044-1053. doi: 10.1007/s13753-023-00533-7

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Peijun Shi, Lianyou Liu, Weihua Fang, Jifu Liu, Jidong Wu, Lu Jiang, Bo Chen, Gangfeng Zhang, Hao Zheng, Yintong Zhang. The 2023 Earthquake in Türkiye and Implications for China’s Response to Catastrophe[J]. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2023, 14(6): 1044-1053. doi: 10.1007/s13753-023-00533-7

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Peijun Shi, Lianyou Liu, Weihua Fang, Jifu Liu, Jidong Wu, Lu Jiang, Bo Chen, Gangfeng Zhang, Hao Zheng, Yintong Zhang. The 2023 Earthquake in Türkiye and Implications for China’s Response to Catastrophe[J]. International Journal of Disaster Risk Science, 2023, 14(6): 1044-1053. doi: 10.1007/s13753-023-00533-7

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The 2023 Earthquake in Türkiye and Implications for China’s Response to Catastrophe

doi: 10.1007/s13753-023-00533-7

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1. State Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China;
2. Ministry of Emergency Management and Ministry of Education, Academy of Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China;
3. Key Laboratory of Environmental Change and Natural Disaster of Ministry of Education, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China;
4. Faculty of Geographical Sciences, Institute of Disaster Risk Science, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China;
5. School of National Safety and Emergency Management, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China

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Guofeng Su from the Institute for National Governance and Global Governance, Tsinghua University

This work is founded by the Sixth Task of the Second Tibetan Plateau Scientific Expedition and Research Program (STEP), “Integrated Disaster Risk Prevention” (Grant No. 2019QZKK0906). We would like to acknowledge the following individuals from various institutions who have contributed to the writing and discussion of this article: Shanping Song and Wen Li from the National Institute of Education Policy and Social Governance, Beijing Normal University

Weicheng Fan, Hongyong Yuan, Bing Huang, Wenzhong Mi, Zhang Wei, Dianzhu Liu, Shuai Liu, and Kongzheng Liang from the School of Public Security, Tsinghua University

Chunyang He, Wei Xu, Ying Wang, and Ming Wang from the Academy of Disaster Reduction and Emergency Management, Beijing Normal University

and Tao Chen, Jianguo Chen, and Rui Zhou from the Hefei Institute of Public Safety Research, Tsinghua University.

Accepted Date: 2023-12-14
Publish Date: 2024-01-03

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On 6 February 2023, two 7.8 magnitude earthquakes consecutively hit south-central Türkiye, causing great concern from all governments, the United Nations, academia, and all sectors of society. Analyses indicate that there is also a high possibility of strong earthquakes with a magnitude of 7.8 or above occurring in the western region of China in the coming years. China is a country that is highly susceptible to catastrophic disasters such as earthquakes, floods, and other natural calamities, which can cause significant damages to both human life and property, as well as widespread impacts on the society. Currently, China’s capacity for disaster prevention and control is still limited. In order to effectively reduce the impact of catastrophic disasters, ensure the safety of people’s lives and property to the greatest extent possible, maintain social stability in high-risk areas, and ensure high-quality and sustainable regional development, it is urgent to improve the seismic resistance level of houses and critical infrastructure in high earthquake risk zones and increase the earthquake-resistant design level of houses in high-risk fault areas with frequent seismic activities; significantly enhance the ability to defend against extreme weather and ocean disasters in economically developed areas along the southeastern coast, as well as the level of fortification in response to extreme meteorological and hydrological disasters of coastal towns/cities and key infrastructure; vigorously enhance the emergency response capacity and disaster risk prevention level in western and ethnic minority regions; comprehensively improve the defense level of residential areas and major infrastructure in high geological hazard risk zones with flash floods, landslides, and mudslides; systematically promote national disaster prevention and mitigation education; and greatly enhance the societal disaster risk reduction ability, including catastrophic insurance.
- China,
- Disaster impact,
- Disaster response,
- Earthquake in Tü,
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