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Historic Earthquake
Düzce Earthquake of 1999
12 November 1999 · Bolu-Duzce-Kaynasli, Adapazari · Turkey
On 12 November 1999 at 16:57 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Turkey (Bolu-Duzce-Kaynasli, Adapazari), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 16 km from its boundary with the Anatolian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 894 people and injured 4,948.
- Date
- 12 November 1999
- Time
- 16:57 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- IX (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 894
- Injuries
- 4,948
- Estimated Damage
- 1.0 billion US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19991999 İzmit Earthquake · M 7.617,118 deaths
- 1970Gediz Earthquake of 1970 · M 7.21,086 deaths
- 1967Mudurnu Earthquake of 1967 · M 7.386 deaths
- 1964Manyas Earthquake of 1964 · M 6.819 deaths
- 1957Abant Earthquake of 1957 · M 7.152 deaths
- 1951Kurşunlu Earthquake of 1951 · M 6.754 deaths
- 1944Bolu–Gerede Earthquake of 1944 · M 7.62,381 deaths
- 1943Tosya–Ladik Earthquake of 1943 · M 7.54,020 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth