which squeezes this one, the anatolian plate, to the west. it s moving at about 2 cm every year. where the plates grind past each other, more faultlines are created, leading to the earthquake we saw on monday. now, let s look at the countries around the world which have mobilised rapidly to send aid. they include major economies such as the us and china but also some less obvious donor nations. almost fourteen thousand people have alreadyjoined the rescue effort in turkey with personnel arriving from 65 countries. these are images of a 78 strong rescue team preparing to leave california, bound for turkey. the group consists of rescue specialists, firefighters, paramedics, doctors, structural engineers and rescue dogs. here s the los angeles county fire chief, anthony marrone:
Seismologists have long recognized that this fault is very dangerous, though there has not been any significant activity for more than 100 years, but it has been responsible for very damaging earthquakes in the past.