Brace Yourself for Earthquakes!

The 2022 afghanistan earthquake

INDEX
❏ Reason for this report
❏ What happened?
❏ Where did it occur?And when?
❏ Why was it deadly?What was the magnitude of the Earthquake?
❏ What caused the Earthquake?
❏ Were medical facilities and help provided smoothly and
urgently?
❏ Was there any materialistic damage?
❏ What did the government/ the world do to help the public?
❏ Where there any death toll?
❏ Have any earthquakes taken place before this major one?
Were the people prepared?
❏ What solutions can be implemented?
❏ How to prepare for an Earthquake?
❏ Acknowledgement
❏ Bibliography
Reason for the report………
● This report/presentation is designed to give a better
understanding on what earthquakes are and what are their
characteristics.
● This also helps us understand the deadliness of
earthquakes, and the destruction caused by it.
● This report also helped me understand how earthquakes are
caused, and what all precautions we can take to stay
safe.
● And made me think about the possible solutions where we
can avoid the maximum number of casualties.
● It also gave me a better understanding of the world
problems.
What happened?
● On 21st June, 2022, Afghanistan was rocked
by its deadliest earthquake in decades on
Wednesday when a magnitude 6.0 earthquake
struck the country’s east, killing more than
1,000 people and wounding many more,
according to a regional official.
● The shocks hit at 1:24 a.m. local time on
Wednesday around 46 kilometers southwest of
the city of Khost, which lies close to the
country’s border with Pakistan.
● The quake registered at a depth of 10
kilometers, according to USGS, which
designated it at yellow alert level –
indicating a relatively localized impact.
 Where did it
occur?And when?
● On June 21st, 2022. A Mw6.2
earthquake struck the
Afghan-Pakistan-border-region,
situated within the India-Asia
collision.
Why was it deadly?What was the magnitude of the Earthquake?
● There were 1,052–1,163 deaths
and 1,627–2,976 injured in
Afghanistan and Pakistan,making
the earthquake the deadliest of
2022.
● The event had a sinistral
rupture with maximum slip of
1.8 m at 5 km depth on a N20°E
striking, sub-vertical fault
● The magnitude estimates are
between Mw6.0 and 6.2.
 What caused the
Earthquake?
● Seismic activity in Afghanistan
is influenced by the subduction
of the Arabian Plate to the west
and the oblique subduction of
the Indian Plate in the east.
● Seismicity is detectable to a
depth of 300 km (190 mi) beneath
Afghanistan due to plate
subduction.
● These earthquakes beneath the
Hindu Kush are the result of
movement on faults accommodating
detachment of the subducted
crust.
Were medical facilities and help provided smoothly and urgently?
● Around 376,000 people had been
reached with at least one form
of assistance, including
124,000 with food and
agricultural support.
● 93,000 with emergency shelter
and non-food Items
● 152,000 health consultations
had also been provided.
● Overall, humanitarian partners
reached more than 515,000
people with at least one form
of humanitarian assistance.
Was there any materialistic
damage?
● At least 10,000 homes collapsed or
were severely damaged. The
earthquake's shallow hypocenter,
proximity to populated areas and
low building quality contributed
to its destructive effects.
● Poor construction practices and
building materials contributed to
the high death toll. The
destruction was attributed to the
shallow earthquake focus and
epicenter in a densely populated,
landslide-risk area where
buildings made of wood and mud are
not earthquake-resistant.
What did the government/ the world do to help the public?
● The government of Afghanistan launched rescue operation; rescue teams arrived via
helicopters supplied by the Ministry of Defense.
● Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada instructed the Ministry of Disaster
Management and governors to "rush to the affected area as soon as possible" and
asked the international community for humanitarian assistance.
● President Joe Biden appointed USAID and other relevant federal partners to
evaluate the response options.
● The World Food Programme delivered food to approximately 14,000 individuals and
provided an additional 10,000 tonnes of wheat.
● Italian medical and aid organization, Emergency,provided seven ambulances and its
staff to the area.
Where there any death
toll?
● There were 1,052–1,163
deaths and 1,627–2,976
injured in Afghanistan
and Pakistan.
Have any earthquakes taken place before this major one?
Were the people prepared?
● More than 7,000 people in
Afghanistan have been killed by
earthquakes in the past decade,
averaging 560 deaths a year.
● Najibullah Sadid, an Afghan water
resources management expert,
said,“The timing of the earthquake
(in the) dark of night … and the
shallow depth of 10 kilometers of
its epicenter led to higher
casualties.”
What solutions can be
implemented?
● We cannot prevent natural
earthquakes from occurring
but we can significantly
mitigate their effects by
identifying hazards,
building safer structures,
and providing education on
earthquake safety. By
preparing for natural
earthquakes we can also
reduce the risk from human
induced earthquakes.
How to Prepare for an Earthquake
➔ Earthquake preparedness is a set of measures taken at the individual,
organisational and societal level to minimise the effects of an earthquake.
➔ A few methods are:
➔ Check for Hazards in the Home.
➔ Identify Safe Places Indoors and Outdoors.
➔ Educate Yourself and Family Members.
➔ Have Disaster Supplies on Hand.
➔ Develop an Emergency Communication Plan.
➔ Help Your Community Get Ready.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
I would like to express my heartfelt gratitude to our
Vice-Principal Ms. Sripriya Unnikrishnan for her support. I
would also like to extend my special thanks to my Ms.
Rupjyoti Dowerah, who gave me this golden opportunity to do
this wonderful project on Earthquakes. This project helped
me in learning a lot of new things through research.
Bibliography
❖ https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/22/asia/afghanistan-khost
-earthquake-intl-hnk/index.html
❖ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_2022_Afghanistan_earth
quake#Intensity
❖ https://disasterphilanthropy.org/disasters/2022-afghanist
an-earthquake/
❖ https://www.usgs.gov/faqs/can-we-cause-earthquakes-there-
any-way-prevent-earthquakes#:~:text=We%20cannot%20prevent
%20natural%20earthquakes,risk%20from%20human%20induced%20
earthquakes.
❖ https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/
2022GL102176
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