Seismological Research Letters · 1999 · 76 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesEarth SciencesGeophysicsAtmospheric ScienceEarthquake EngineeringSeismologyAftershock SequencesEarthquake HazardsEngineering SeismologyGeotechnical Earthquake EngineeringPlanetary SeismologyStrong-motion SeismologyEarthquake SeismologyEarthquake-induced Ground Motion EffectsInterseismic Deformation
The earthquake of 17 August 1999 was the largest and most destructive earthquake to occur in Turkey since the 1939 Erzincan earthquake. The earthquake occurred on the west-ern extension of the North Anatolian Fault, on a segment