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Demolition crews are removing the collapsed Arifiye overpass that crosses the TEM (Trans-European Motorway). It used to be a four span overpass. The view is looking at the south abutment that is a natural abutment, and is not composed of artificial fill. TEM is the Trans-European Motorway. This section leads from Izmit towards Arifiye and just south of Sakarya/Adapazari. Image Credit: NOAA National Geophysical Data Center 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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