| Event: | EQ Earthquake |
| Number: | 1999-000268 |
| Country: | TUR Turkey |
| Location: | Izmit, Kocaeli, Yalova, Golcuk, Zonguldak, Sakarya, Tekirdag
, Istanbul, Bursa, Eskisehir, Bolu |
| Date (YMD): | 1999-8-17 |
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| Information Source: | CRED EM-DAT |
| Comments: | The 1999 İzmit earthquake was an approximately 7.6 magnitude earthquake that struck northwestern Turkey on August 17, 1999. The event lasted for 37 seconds, killing up to 45,000 people and leaving approximately half a million people homeless. |
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