U.S. Geological Survey - Field Investigations of the 1999 Izmit Earthquake.
Turkish Daily News (in English)
November 14, 1999 -
349 people killed in new Turkey 7.2 quake east along the same fault line
November 11, 1999 -
One dead, 171 injured in aftershock in western Turkey
November 8, 1999 -
Two moderate earthquakes rocked western Turkey on Sunday
September 20, 1999 -
The death toll from last month's devastating earthquake in Turkey could top 30,000 - double the current official tally.
The misery for the earthquake-struck people of Izmit, Turkey is unlikely to end for months, as heavy aftershocks will compound the damage and hamper rescue work. This fault is very much prone to large aftershocks, because it doesn't make a clean break when it moves.
Aug. 31, 1999 — One person has died and at least 70 others were injured in a strong tremor and aftershock that hit the region around Izmit, Turkey. The 5.2-magnitude tremor brought down buildings damaged in the Aug. 17 quake, and could be felt in Istanbul, 50 miles away. It's the sharpest tremor to hit the area since the mid-August quake that killed at least 14,202 people and left more than half a million homeless. A 4.6-magnitude aftershock followed 20 mintues after the quake, which struck at 11:11 a.m. local time.
One reported killed, 166 hurt as new tremor rattles Turkey
August 30, 1999 -
The coastline of Turkey has been severely altered by the Aug. 17 earthquake that devastated the northwestern section of the country. Earthquake examiners were astonished to find evidence of tidal waves up to 66 feet high (20 meters) that had occurred after the quake. Researchers said that part of the coastline's underwater slopes slipped away from the force of the temblor, and then buildings along the coastline, which had already been weakened by the shaking, crumbled into the sea. Preliminary findings also show that the quake was more complicated than just one quake.
The force of the quake appears to have pushed Turkey more than a metre closer to Europe.
Turks consider abandoning cities. Officials acknowledge that relocating quake-ravaged towns may make more sense than rebuilding them.
August 28, 1999 -
Despite the seismic history of the area, the Turkish government plans to build 10 nuclear reactors by the year 2020.
The North Anatolian fault quake on Aug. 17 behaved in ways scientists had imagined possible, but never seen. It jumped over lakes and ignited other faults, which has some seismologists worried the same could happen along the San Andreas fault in California.
August 27, 1999 -Turkey Quake Toll On The Rise Again
Fourteen mourners from the funeral of a Turkish earthquake victim were killed yesterday by an aftershock. Turkish seismologists had recorded 1,370 aftershocks up to Tuesday, and have forecast a powerful one - around six on the Richter scale - close to Istanbul in the next fortnight.
August 25, 1999 -
The Turkish quake moved ground along its length 2.5 metres in a split second, accounting for the destruction of buildings over such a wide area and a tidal wave in Ismit Bay.
Turkey Focuses On Survivors, Toll Nears 18,000
August 23, 1999 -
One week after Turkey's devastating earthquake struck, rescue workers refused to give up hope of finding more survivors.
Aug. 21, 1999 — Officials are increasingly fearful that epidemics of cholera and typhoid could break out in the chaos and decay left by Tuesday's massive quake in Turkey. Deaths have climbed past 10,000, and the injured number above 45,000. At least 35,000 others could still be trapped under rubble, but experts warn that most could be dead from dehydration. Lack of water usually kills victims trapped in such situations after 72 hours, a time that expired early Friday for Turkey's quake victims.
Aug. 20, 1999 — The official death toll from western Turkey's worst recorded earthquake surpassed 7,000 Thursday and the toll is expected to rise as hope wanes for finding alive the thousands still missing under the mountains of rubble. Some 33,000 people were reported injured and up to 75,000 are still unaccounted for.
It's just a matter of time, geologists say, before an earthquake the size of the one that struck Turkey will strike an American city, too. Whether it inflicts the same devastating toll, though, will depend on how well those cities prepare.
August 19, 1999 -
U.S. and Turkish scientists predicted two years ago that within the next three decades, a major earthquake was likely to strike Turkey.
August 17, 1999 — At least 2138 are dead and 10,764 more are injured from a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck western Turkey at 3:02 a.m. local time. Rescuers are still frantically searching for some 10,000 people buried under rubble and officials expect the death toll to continue to climb.
MOST POWERFUL TREMOR EVER RECORDED IN TURKEY SINCE RECORDS BEGAN - it is being called one of the world's most powerful quakes in 20 years.
Numerous Istanbul buildings and highway overpasses collapsed in the disaster, with aftershocks numbering more than 300. Two refinery fires broke out in Izmit, the epicenter of the quake, where much of the country's major industry is also located and fears are high that the refinery will explode.
The area of destruction extends from the central Anatolian city of Eskisehir to the country's border with Greece and Bulgaria. Vehicles on the highway between the capital city of Ankara and Istanbul were slammed into each other during the violent shaking. Power and telephone supplies were downed in many areas.
Warnings were issued to residents across the stricken area to leave their homes because of the danger of aftershocks and most are sleeping in the streets.
Terrified survivors huddle outdoors as quake toll passes 2,000
Turkey: Continental Collision Zone To Blame For Deadly Earthquakes
