İzmit earthquake

Collapsed buildings in İzmit after the 1999 earthquake
Istanbul Ankara
UTC time	1999-08-17 00:01:38
ISC event	1655218
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	17 August 1999 (1999-08-17)
Local time	03:01
Duration	37 seconds
Magnitude	7.6 Mw
Depth	15 km (9.3 mi)
Epicenter	40°49′N 29°59′E / 40.81°N 29.98°E / 40.81; 29.98
Fault	North Anatolian Fault
Type	Strike-slip
Areas affected	Turkey
Total damage	3–8.5 billion USD
Max. intensity	IX (Violent)
Peak acceleration	.3–.4g
Tsunami	2.52 m (8 ft 3 in)
Casualties	17,118–17,127 dead 43,953–50,000 injured

The 1999 İzmit earthquake was an approximately 7.4 magnitude earthquake that struck northwestern Turkey on August 17, 1999. It happened at around 3:01 am local time. The event lasted for 37 seconds, killing 15,135 people and leaving approximately half a million people homeless. The epicenter was in İzmit, which was heavily damaged and where most of the deaths and injuries occurred.

After the earthquake, international support came to the area including former United States President Bill Clinton who visited the people who had been affected from the quake in Adapazarı. The quake also caused damage and the deaths of hundreds of people in Istanbul.^[1]

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad expressed shock over the tragedy. He told Turkish Prime Minister Bülent Ecevit that Malaysia would help the victims in any way possible.^[2]

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