Factors affecting the severity of an earthquake:

• Factors effecting severity of earthquakes:

  • magnitude
  • LIC/HIC
  • Speed/existence of emergency services
  • Government responses
  • Quality of buildings
  • Amount of warning
  • People’s knowledge of earthquakes and emergency procedures
  • Local topography and ecosystems
  • Time of day
  • Population density
  • Duration of earthquake
  • Secondary effects