The Iran Iraq Earthquake (Baylis) by Mr Wilkins https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g en-us 2017-11-14 13:17:32 UTC 2017-11-15 08:02:25 UTC hello@padlet.com ROOT CAUSES AND DYNAMIC PRESSURES GeogDWI_HGS https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206687196 2017-11-14 13:20:44 UTC https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206687196 UNSAFE CONDITIONS GeogDWI_HGS https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206688396 2017-11-14 13:23:00 UTC https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206688396 HAZARD GeogDWI_HGS https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206688458 Eg causes, magnitude]]> 2017-11-14 13:23:08 UTC https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206688458 IMPACTS GeogDWI_HGS https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206689370 2017-11-14 13:24:43 UTC https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206689370 MANAGEMENT GeogDWI_HGS https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206689448 2017-11-14 13:24:53 UTC https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206689448 Magnitude 7.3 https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206705180 2017-11-14 13:53:51 UTC https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206705180 396 people killed https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206705379 2017-11-14 13:54:06 UTC https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206705379 7000 people injured https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206706374 2017-11-14 13:55:41 UTC https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206706374 Iraq war had left the country with nothing leaving them a lot more vulnerable to the the earthquake https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206706737 2017-11-14 13:56:20 UTC https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206706737 Iraq and Iran did not have earthquake proof buildings leaving them to have unsafe conditions https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206707085 2017-11-14 13:56:55 UTC https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206707085 Deadliest earthquake of 2017 https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206707358 2017-11-14 13:57:22 UTC https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206707358 The war left the economy to be very low therefore created unsafe conditions as the country could not invest in infrastructure https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206708068 2017-11-14 13:58:35 UTC https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206708068 The quake was at a depth of 23 km. (Shallow) https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206708222 2017-11-14 13:58:51 UTC https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206708222 Several cities have been cut off from electricity https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206708234 2017-11-14 13:58:53 UTC https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206708234 70,000 people needed emergency shelter https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206708591 2017-11-14 13:59:26 UTC https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206708591 Authorities in Iran and Iraq have initiated rescue operations https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206708740 2017-11-14 13:59:41 UTC https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206708740 Aftershocks hit Pakistan, Lebanon, Kuwait and Turkey. https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206708799 2017-11-14 13:59:46 UTC https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206708799 A huge rock fell from a mountain hitting a village in iraq https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206709412 2017-11-14 14:00:33 UTC https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206709412 Kermanshah is a rural, mountainous region where residents rely mainly on farming. https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206711666 2017-11-14 14:04:15 UTC https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206711666 https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206711824 20-25%  of Iraq's estimated 27 million population lives below the country's poverty line]]> 2017-11-14 14:04:30 UTC https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206711824 14 provinces were impacted in Iraq https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206712436 2017-11-14 14:05:27 UTC https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206712436 Iran is one of the richest countries in terms of the resources that it has https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206712503 2017-11-14 14:05:32 UTC https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206712503 The quake was caused by the Arabian plate moving north and striking the neighbouring Eurasian plate at an oblique angle. https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206713430 2017-11-14 14:06:54 UTC https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206713430 This earthquake was a thrust fault earthquake, meaning the ground on one side of the fault moved vertically up and over the other side, shortening the distance between the two sides https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206713670 2017-11-14 14:07:18 UTC https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206713670 The epicentre of the earthquake near Halabjah falls on the 1,500 kilometre-fault line between the Arabian and Eurasian tectonic plates. The fault line extends through western Iran and into northeastern Iraq. https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206714558 2017-11-14 14:08:42 UTC https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206714558 IRNA said 30 Red Cross teams had been sent to the quake zone. Rescue operations were completed on Tuesday, according to state television. https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206715542 2017-11-14 14:10:24 UTC https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206715542 Turkey was the first country to offer aid through its Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency. It announced 92 rescue personnel were on standby, with 4,000 tents and 7,000 blankets. https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206716121 2017-11-14 14:11:23 UTC https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206716121 The worst damage was in the town of Sarpol-e-Zahab in Kermanshah province, in the Zagros mountains. https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206717909 2017-11-14 14:14:28 UTC https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206717909 Orange alert for economic losses. Significant damage is likely. Estimated economic losses are less than 1% of GDP of Iraq. https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206718390 2017-11-14 14:15:16 UTC https://padlet.com/GeogDWI_HGS/jfw8ddgat38g/wish/206718390