Turkey has been witnessing severe seismic activities in the past. Last year, a magnitude of 7.8 earthquake jolted Turkey and Syria, killing over 50,000 people.
Iran, a northern neighbour of Turkey, faced over 600 earthquakes in January 2023 only. The end of January saw a 5.9 magnitude earthquake in the northwestern city of Khoy, killing 3 people and injuring 816 people.
Pakistan is crisscrossed by geological fault lines, making the country vulnerable to seismic activity. The high population density in the country makes it even more complicated.
Nepal is one of the most seismically active areas in the world. A 7.8 magnitude earthquake killed nearly 9,000 people in 2015.
China’s position at the intersection of three tectonic plates, the Eurasian, Pacific, and Indian Ocean, makes it seismically active.