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These ground floor windows were blown out by the force of the tsunami in the town of Sirinyali, located on north Izmit Bay. The room was filled with sea debris, seaweed, clamshells, and sand. The tsunami is thought to have reached 2.52 meters at this point, the highest runup measurement. Image Credit: Jose C. Borrero. University of Southern California August 17, 1999 Izmit (Kocaeli) Turkey earthquake On August 17, 1999, at 3:02 am local time (00:02 GMT) a magnitude (Mw) 7.4 earthquake occurred on the northern Anatolian fault. The epicenter was located very close to the south shore of the Bay of Izmit, an eastward extension of the Marmara Sea. The location of this earthquake and its proximity to a populous region on the Bay of Izmit contributed greatly to its damaging effects. The total estimated loss for port facilities in the region was around $200 million (US). Subsidence and slumping caused much of the coastal damage, but a tsunami was generated that also caused coastal damage and deaths. Event Data:
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