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An interferogram image of the rupture caused by the earthquake. The 17 August 1999 earthquake was the seventh in a sequence of westward-migrating seismic sequence along the NAFZ. This earthquake sequence began in 1939 and ruptured along a 1000-km part of the fault zone, with horizontal displacements of up to 7.5 m (25 ft). [6]
In earthquake-prone areas, all buildings built to 20th century standards may be dangerous, [2] but shortly after the 1999 İzmit earthquake, which killed over 17 thousand people, a new seismic code was brought into force to protect against earthquakes in Turkey.
Seismologists studying this pattern believe that each earthquake may trigger the next. [5] By analyzing the stresses along the fault caused by each large earthquake, they were able to predict [quantify] the shock that hit the town of İzmit with devastating effect in August 1999. It is thought that the chain is not complete, and that an ...
The 1999 Turkey earthquake may refer to: 1999 İzmit earthquake , 7.6 magnitude quake on August 17 1999 Düzce earthquake , 7.2 magnitude quake on November 12, 60 miles further east
Rescuers pulled more survivors from the rubble on Sunday, nearly a week after one of the worst earthquakes to hit Turkey and Syria, as Turkish authorities sought to maintain order across the ...
Rescue workers departed Istanbul Airport this morning, 7 February, to travel to regions affected by yesterday’s earthquakes. At least 5,000 people have died in Turkey and Syria after two ...
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This is a list of earthquakes in 1999. Only earthquakes of magnitude 6 or above are included, unless they result in damage and/or casualties, or are notable for some other reason. All dates are listed according to UTC (Coordinated Universal Time) time.