DÜZCE — 1999 · Major Tragedy
12 November 1999 Düzce Earthquake
At 18:57 on 12 November 1999 a major earthquake struck Düzce. Coming only three months after the 17 August 1999 Gölcük earthquake, it hit a town already damaged by the first quake. The heaviest destruction was in central Düzce and in Kaynaşlı, 15 km to the west. According to the Düzce Governor's Office, 845 people died in the 12 November earthquake, 2,678 were injured and thousands were left homeless; Kandilli Observatory records give the toll as 763. Kandilli gives the magnitude as 7.2 (Mw). The city was largely rebuilt in the following years. The destruction in Kaynaşlı was especially severe.
- Date
- 1999
- Place
- Central–Kaynaşlı, Düzce
- Category
- Major Tragedy
- Case Status
- Closed
- Coordinates
- 40.8200, 31.2200 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 17 Aug 1999Gölcük earthquake also badly damages Düzce
- 12 Nov 1999, 18:57Major earthquake centred on Düzce
- Nov 1999845 dead, 2,678 injured (Governor's Office)
- 2000sCity largely rebuilt
Sources
- Düzce Valiliği — 12 Kasım Düzce Depremi duzce.gov.tr ↗
- Kandilli Rasathanesi (KRDAE) — Büyük Depremler koeri.boun.edu.tr ↗
- Düzce Governor's Office
- Boğaziçi University KOERI
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