Hi All,

You can find the latest information on the  Izmit EQ on this WEB page, a
university and seismological observatory in Turkey. 
http://www.koeri.boun.edu.tr/earthqk/earthqk.html

 Date: 1999-08-17 at  03:01:37 ,      Surface  Wave  Magnitude:    7.8   
                                                                         
    
                                                               Body   
Wave  Magnitude:       6.3  
                                                               Duration 
Magnitude:              6.7 

 Location: lots of maps, etc
 Seismicity of the Region
 Surface Faulting- The right lateral displacement offset of NAF between
Sapanca
 Lake and Izmit Gulf was reported as 2.60m.
 Extent of the Damage-Lots of PIC's of damage, etc, Transportation
Damages: Highway, Railway, Industrial Facilities:
 Damage areas in Istanbul and Turkey
 Peak Accelerations (only .3 g max!)  Strong Motion Stations in Istanbul
and the Marmara  Region 
                                                                         
                                                                         
        
   (I got this information from Prof. Barbara Luke, UNLV Engineering, who
has a student visiting Istanbul)
 
Jim O'Donnell

                                                                         
                                                                         
                                                                         
                                                            
                                                                         
                                                        
                                                                         
                                                          
                                                                         
                                                          
                                                                         
                                                          
                                                                         
                                                          
                                                                         
                                                          
                                                                         
                                                          
                                                                         
                                                          
                                                                         
                                                          
 
 


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