Preparedness is the second among four phases of disaster management after mitigation. In big cities with a crowded population like İstanbul, development single holistic preparedness plan would be too complex. At this point, prioritization districts needed because existence limited amount available resources (time, staff, money, etc.) stage. This decision can affected by several factors, so defi...

The presented DepApp is an application that provides information about the intensity, time and whereabouts of a recent earthquake. In addition, mobile contains emergency phone numbers can provide general earthquake which people benefit from before after With application, will be able to easily access earthquakes. Moreover, safe areas in shelter are offered user. Information kit given user appli...

BACKGROUND Conventional disaster preparedness messaging focuses largely on promoting survival actions and communications planning for the immediate post-disaster period. While such preparedness is vital, we have long-observed a gap in preventive medicine and disaster planning for building personal resilience--preventatively--to persevere through prolonged recovery timeframes. There are many hel...

ince 1990, nearly one million people have died from the impacts of earthquakes. Reducing those impacts requires building a local seismic culture in which residents are aware of earthquake risks and value efforts to mitigate harm. Such efforts include earthquake early warning (EEW) systems that provide seconds to minutes notice of pending shaking. Recent events in Mexico provide an opportunity t...

Following the 22 March 2020 ML 5.5 earthquake near Zagreb, Croatia, citizens became increasingly interested in earthquakes and multitude of simultaneous visitors caused webpage with Croatian Seismological Survey reports on to crash. To remedy situation, seismologists used social network accounts provide information, using opportunity educate basic concepts seismology, preparedness occurring sei...