| Hazard | Kocaeli Earthquake, Turkey, 1999/08/17 |
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| Industrial Plant | Turkish Petroleum Refineries Corp. (TUPRAS) Izmit Refinery, Turkey |
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| Epicentral Distance | 7.9845 km |
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| Hypocentral (Focal) Distance | 18.782 km |
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| Modified Mercalli | Destructive |
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| Medvedev-Sponheuer-Karnik | Damaging |
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| European Macroseismic | Destructive |
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| Instrumental Intensity | 8.202 |
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| Peak Ground Acceleration | 42.618 %g (0.4262 g) |
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| Horizontal Peak Ground Acceleration | 0.25 g |
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| Vertical Peak Ground Acceleration | 0.2 g |
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| Peak Ground Velocity | 49.195 cm/s |
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| Peak Ground Displacement | 40–60 cm |
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| References | - Girgin, S., "The natech events during the August 17, 1999 Kocaeli Earthquake: aftermath and lessons learned", 2011
- Suzuki, K., "Report on damage to industrial plants in the 1999 Kocaeli earthquake, Turkey", 2002
- Steinberg, L. J. and Cruz, A. M., "When natural and technological disasters collide: lessons from the Turkey Earthquake of August 17, 1999", 2004
- Danış, H.; Görgün, M., "Marmara earthquake and TÜPRAŞ fire", 2005
- Durukal, E.; Erdik, M., "Physical and economic losses sustained by the industry in the 1999 Kocaeli, Turkey earthquake", 2008
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| Access | Public |
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