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The August 17 Kocaeli Earthquake
Turkey
has suffered the effects of a devastating earthquake that
occurred on August 17 1999 at 03:02 a.m. (Local Time). The
epicenter was located near Golcuk, a town near Izmit City in
Kocaeli province at the eastern end of Marmara Sea. Field
surveys confirmed that the western part the North Anatolian
Fault Zone has caused the main shock. The earthquake
parameters have been reported to have different values by
different seismological centers. The Earthquake Research
Department (ERD) declared the magnitude to be Mw: 7.4, the
epicenter was placed at Latitude: 40.70N, Longitude: 29.91E,
and the Focal depth was set at 15.9km.
Buildings completely collapsed in GOLCUK, YALOVA, ADAPAZARI,
IZMIT, AVCILAR, DUZCE, AKYAZI, GOLYAKA, SAPANCA and KORFEZ.
According to the latest information from the Crisis Center in
Ankara, the death toll of the earthquake was 15 851. Total 43
953 injuries have been reported.
The Earthquake Research Department-ANKARA
(Updated on October 10, 1999.)
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Table
Damage distribution of Kocaeli Earthquake |
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Location
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Casualties
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Collapsed
or Heavily Damaged
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Moderately
Damage
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Slightly
Damaged
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Sakarya
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2629
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19043
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12200
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18720
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Golcuk
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5025
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12310
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7789
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9299
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Kocaeli
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4093
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19315
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21287
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22452
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Istanbul
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981
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3073
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13339
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12455
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Yalova
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2505
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9462
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7917
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12685
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Bolu
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264
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3095
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4180
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3303
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Bursa
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268
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29
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104
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401
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Eskisehir
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86
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76
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47
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315
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Total
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15851
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66403
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66863
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79630
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Table
source from: http://www.deprem.gov.tr/main_e.htm
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