FACTORS KNOWN TO INCREASE URBAN RISK FROM EARTHQUAKES
exponential growth in population high density urban development a low GDP and a deep poverty cycle lack of enforcement of a modern building
code and modern infrastructure standards lack of modern emergency management high to very high seismicity prone to landslides and liquefaction prone to tsunamis, in some cases
TEHRAN, IRAN IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
ALGIERS, ALGERIA IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
GREATER CAIRO, EGYPT IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
DEHLI, INDIA IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
KATHMANDU, NEPAL IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
ISMIT, TURKEY IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
ISTANBUL, TURKEY IS VULNERABLE FROM EARTHQUAKES
WENCHUAN, CHINA IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
JAKARTA, INDONESIA IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
MANILA, THE PHILIPPINES IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
MEXICO CITY, MEXICO IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
GUAYAQUIL, ECUADOR IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES
SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR IS VULNERABLE TO EARTHQUAKES