Turkey's Earthquakes: Damage Prediction and Feature Significance Using A Multivariate Analysis

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Main Authors: Shah, Shrey, Lin, Alex, Lin, Scott, Patel, Josh, Lam, Michael, Zhu, Kevin
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Published: 2024
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author Shah, Shrey
Lin, Alex
Lin, Scott
Patel, Josh
Lam, Michael
Zhu, Kevin
author_facet Shah, Shrey
Lin, Alex
Lin, Scott
Patel, Josh
Lam, Michael
Zhu, Kevin
contents Accurate damage prediction is crucial for disaster preparedness and response strategies, particularly given the frequent earthquakes in Turkey. Utilizing datasets on earthquake data, infrastructural quality metrics, and contemporary socioeconomic factors, we tested various machine-learning architectures to forecast death tolls and fatalities per affected population. Our findings indicate that the Random Forest model provides the most reliable predictions. The model highlights earthquake magnitude and building stability as the primary determinants of damage. This research contributes to the reduction of fatalities in future seismic events in Turkey.
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spellingShingle Turkey's Earthquakes: Damage Prediction and Feature Significance Using A Multivariate Analysis
Shah, Shrey
Lin, Alex
Lin, Scott
Patel, Josh
Lam, Michael
Zhu, Kevin
Geophysics
Machine Learning
Accurate damage prediction is crucial for disaster preparedness and response strategies, particularly given the frequent earthquakes in Turkey. Utilizing datasets on earthquake data, infrastructural quality metrics, and contemporary socioeconomic factors, we tested various machine-learning architectures to forecast death tolls and fatalities per affected population. Our findings indicate that the Random Forest model provides the most reliable predictions. The model highlights earthquake magnitude and building stability as the primary determinants of damage. This research contributes to the reduction of fatalities in future seismic events in Turkey.
title Turkey's Earthquakes: Damage Prediction and Feature Significance Using A Multivariate Analysis
topic Geophysics
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2411.08903