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Historic Earthquake
1999 İzmit Earthquake
17 August 1999 · Istanbul, Kocaeli · Turkey
On 17 August 1999 at 00:01 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Turkey (Istanbul, Kocaeli), at a depth of 13 km. It occurred on the Anatolian Plate, 3 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 17,118 people and injured 50,000. It is the 26th deadliest of the earthquakes recorded since 1900.
- Date
- 17 August 1999
- Time
- 00:01 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 13 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 17,118
- Injuries
- 50,000
- Homes Damaged
- 73,342
- Estimated Damage
- 20.0 billion US dollars
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (2.5 m wave)
- Plate
- Anatolian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1999Düzce Earthquake of 1999 · M 7.2894 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
- 1953Yenice–Gönen Earthquake of 1953 · M 7.31,070 deaths
- 1944Bolu–Gerede Earthquake of 1944 · M 7.62,381 deaths
- 1912Tekirdağ–Mürefte Earthquake of 1912 · M 7.22,800 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth