The International Search and Rescue Advisory Group is a United Nations advisory body established in 1991 focused on Urban Search and Rescue. It develops standards, classifications, and methodologies f
German aid organization "@fire" classified by INSARAG as the world's first "USAR Light" earthquake rescue team
Gary Carroll and his dog Diesel from the UK's International Search and Rescue team in Chautara, April 2015
INSARAG members convening in Argentina, November 2019
On 6 February 2023, two earthquakes devastated southern and central Turkey and northern and western Syria. The first earthquake occurred at 04:17:35 TRT, measuring moment magnitude of 7.8. The epicent
International Search and Rescue Advisory Group
…involved in the coordination of international teams during several emergencies, such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the 2015 Nepal earthquake, and the 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake. The INSARAG mandates mention…
![Clockwise from top: Collapsed buildings in Hatay Province; a view of the wreckage from Aleppo, Syria; Chinese Blue Sky Rescue [zh] and Iranian search](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Collage_of_2023_Turkey%E2%80%93Syria_earthquake.jpg/500px-Collage_of_2023_Turkey%E2%80%93Syria_earthquake.jpg)
Clockwise from top: Collapsed buildings in Hatay Province; a view of the wreckage from Aleppo, Syria; Chinese Blue Sky Rescue [zh] and Iranian search and rescue teams in Adıyaman; an assistance of USAID in İncirlik Air Base; and a tent city in Kahramanmaraş
Interferogram of the Mw7.8 mainshock
Cracked land after the earthquake in Gölbaşı, Adıyaman Province
An example of soil liquefaction and a partially tilted apartment building in Gölbaşı