Hazard | Kocaeli Earthquake, Turkey, 1999/08/17 |
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Industrial Plant | Acrylic Chemical Corp. (AKSA), Turkey |
Epicentral Distance | 39.313 km |
Hypocentral (Focal) Distance | 42.831 km |
Modified Mercalli | Destructive |
Medvedev-Sponheuer-Karnik | Damaging |
European Macroseismic | Destructive |
Instrumental Intensity | 8.4248 |
Peak Ground Acceleration | 0.25 g |
Horizontal Peak Ground Acceleration | 227.09 cm/s2 (0.2316 g) |
Peak Ground Velocity | 57.487 cm/s |
References | Girgin, S., "The natech events during the August 17, 1999 Kocaeli Earthquake: aftermath and lessons learned", 2011 |
Access | Public |
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