Turkey Earthquake January 24 Kocaeli Turkey Earthquake 1999

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 68 rocked eastern turkey on friday causing some buildings to collapse and killing at least 14 people turkish officials saidiha via ap.

Earthquake today europe turkey pult pvz 2. The 1999 izmit earthquake also known as the kocaeli goelcuek or marmara earthquake occurred on 17 august at 030140 local time in northwestern turkeythe shock had a moment magnitude of 76 and a maximum mercalli intensity of ix violentthe event lasted for 37 seconds killing around 17000 people and left more than 250000 people homeless. Izmit earthquake of 1999 also called kocaeli earthquake or goelcuek earthquake devastating earthquake that struck near the city of izmit in northwestern turkey on august 17 1999. The cause of the earthquake was the sudden breakage or rupture of the earths crust along a western branch of the 1500 km long north anatolian.

The most devastating in recent history was a 74 magnitude quake which hit the western marmara region. Earthquake kocaeli turkey 1999 the moment magnitude m w 74 kocaeli turkey earthquake struck the kocaeli province of northwestern turkey on tuesday august 17 1999 at 302 am. Turkey which encompasses several active fault lines is no stranger to deadly earthquakes.

Rescue workers search on a collapsed building after a 68 earthquake struck sivrice town in elazig in eastern turkey friday jan.