On 17 August 1999, an earthquake in northwestern Turkey killed around 17,000 people and left more than 250,000 people homeless. The shock had a moment magnitude of 7.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX . The event lasted for 37 seconds, severely damaging the city of İzmit.
The earthquake occurred along the western portion of the North Anatolian Fault Zone . The Anatolian Plate, which consists primarily of Turkey, is being pushed west about 2–2.5 cm a year, as it is squeezed between the Eurasian Plate to the north and the Arabian Plate to the south. Major earthquakes in Turkey result mainly from slip along the NAFZ or the East Anatolian Fault.
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