Province
Kocaeli
Turkey · Asia
Kocaeli is a province of Turkey, in Asia. It spans the Eurasian and Anatolian plates. Records include 1 major earthquake since 1900 and 1 tsunami observed on its coasts.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- Water ScarcityHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Urban FloodMedium
- Extreme HeatMedium
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 19991999 İzmit Earthquake · M 7.617,118 deaths
Tsunamis Observed on Its Coasts
- 1999Kocaeli, Turkey · 2.5 m17,118 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002