Question

What causes so many deaths in an earthquake​

Answer 1

Answer : Death tolls in earthquakes arise from three main causes: structural collapses, non-structural causes and follow-on disasters. Structural collapses are responsible for 75% of deaths in earthquakes.

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Answer 2

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Ground movement during an earthquake is seldom the direct cause of death or injury. Most earthquake-related injuries result from collapsing walls, flying glass, and falling objects as a result of the ground shaking, or people trying to move more than a few feet during the shaking.

Earthquakes account for the majority of deaths from a range of natural disasters which amounts to about 60,000 people a year worldwide – around 90 percent of which occur in developing countries (OECD, 2008). Most earthquake deaths are related to building collapse or damage.