On February 6, 2023, Turkey was hit by two major earthquakes in Kahramanmaraş, with magnitudes of 7.7 and 7.6. Apart from the many collapsed buildings, thousands of dwellings have been damaged and become unusable in eleven cities in the affected region. After the preliminary damage assessments of nearly 482 thousand buildings, the initial findings revealed that almost 62 thousand buildings were majorly damaged, while 14 thousand had moderate damage. According to the preliminary report of the Ministry of Environment, Urbanization and Climate Change of Turkey, it was not possible to assess the damage to nearly 78 thousand dwellings.
Number of buildings affected* after Kahramanmaras earthquakes in Turkey in 2023, by city and damage level
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Istanbul Technical University. (February 17, 2023). Number of buildings affected* after Kahramanmaras earthquakes in Turkey in 2023, by city and damage level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 01, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368387/turkey-number-of-damaged-buildings-after-kahramanmaras-earthquakes-by-city/
Istanbul Technical University. "Number of buildings affected* after Kahramanmaras earthquakes in Turkey in 2023, by city and damage level." Chart. February 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed June 01, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368387/turkey-number-of-damaged-buildings-after-kahramanmaras-earthquakes-by-city/
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Istanbul Technical University. "Number of Buildings Affected* after Kahramanmaras Earthquakes in Turkey in 2023, by City and Damage Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368387/turkey-number-of-damaged-buildings-after-kahramanmaras-earthquakes-by-city/
Istanbul Technical University, Number of buildings affected* after Kahramanmaras earthquakes in Turkey in 2023, by city and damage level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368387/turkey-number-of-damaged-buildings-after-kahramanmaras-earthquakes-by-city/ (last visited June 01, 2024)
Number of buildings affected* after Kahramanmaras earthquakes in Turkey in 2023, by city and damage level [Graph], Istanbul Technical University, February 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1368387/turkey-number-of-damaged-buildings-after-kahramanmaras-earthquakes-by-city/