Basic Sciences, Earthquakes, and Sustainability

Technological advancements have brought significant changes to society in recent years. These changes have made various fields of work more complex, with increasing benefits. In turn, the importance of basic sciences such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology has become even more crucial in understanding world events and applying them accordingly. A solid basic science education is the first step in dealing with this complexity. As the pace of change picks up, studies and practices that lack good basic science knowledge will become difficult to control and may lead to a misinterpretation of facts. Sustainable development aims to balance economic, environmental, and social needs to ensure the well-being of current and future generations. The United Nations' 17 Sustainable Development Goals are all directly related to the basic sciences of mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology, with most of the topics covered being sub-branches of these sciences. Countries can achieve these goals and beyond by placing greater importance on basic sciences. Earthquakes are among the leading natural disasters in the world. Seismology, geology, geophysics, soil mechanics, structural dynamics, and material branches play a vital role in understanding the mechanisms of earthquake formation, monitoring the movement of the earth's crust, predicting and determining earthquakes, as well as building and protecting structures appropriately. Basic sciences are at the core of these branches, and equations from basic sciences are used in predicting and determining earthquake magnitude. Mathematics and science, as basic sciences, have a critical role in achieving sustainability goals by helping us understand, predict, and control developmental processes. This study emphasizes the importance of basic sciences such as mathematics, chemistry, physics, and biology in understanding earthquake problems and sustainability issues.