August 31, 1999 Earthquake: Izmit, Turkey

Date

August 31, 1999

Time

08:10:49 UTC

Place

Izmit, Turkey

Magnitude

5.2 (Mw)

Focal depth

10 km (6 mi)

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

40.711° N, 29.949° E

Country

Turkey

Deaths

1

Injuries

166

Damage

Limited (under about $1 million)

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

• August 17, 1999, Istanbul, Kocaeli, Sakarya, TurkeyM7.6 · 17,118 deaths · $20 billion · 6 km
• May 25, 1719, Turkey6,000 deaths · 47 km
• September 10, 1509, Istanbul, TurkeyM7.7 · 5,000 deaths · 1,700 houses destroyed · 156 km
• May 22, 1766, TurkeyM6.5 · 4,000 deaths · 81 km
• February 28, 1855, Tayabas, Bursa, TurkeyM6.7 · 2,200 deaths · 92 km
• September 2, 1754, Izmit, TurkeyM6.8 · 2,000 deaths · 64 km
• July 10, 1894, TurkeyM6.7 · 1,349 deaths · 106 km
• April 29, 1855, Bursa, TurkeyM6.7 · 1,300 deaths · 92 km
• March 28, 1970, Gediz, TurkeyM7.2 · 1,086 deaths · $55.6 million · 8,229 houses destroyed · 182 km
• October 11, 367, Iznik,nicaea, Turkey1,000 deaths · 21 km
• November 12, 1999, Bolu-Duzce-Kaynasli, Adapazari, Zonguldak, TurkeyM7.2 · 894 deaths · $1 billion · 102 km
• May 12, 1866, Goynuk, TurkeyM7.2 · 675 deaths · 2,400 houses destroyed · 81 km
• April 11, 1855, Bursa, Turkey400 deaths · 92 km
• June 20, 1943, Hendek, Adapazari, TurkeyM6.4 · 285 deaths · 54 km
• July 22, 1967, Mudurnu, Adapazari, TurkeyM7.3 · 86 deaths · $3 million · 72 km

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