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Turkey 1999
Kocaeli
Study
RMS
Survey Location
Lower Yuvacik - Fault Break Area (FBA)
location point (lat long)
40.688 29.9673
lat long accuracy
distance from epicentre (km)
10
usgs pga
38.6
usgs pgv
42.3656
usgs mmi
7.99
usgs sdpga
1
usgs svel
740
intensity usgs (0=n/a)
8.5
intensity rms (0=n/a)
9
precision notes
Coordinate found in Google Earth via location name referencing and comparison with map drawing done in the field
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Damage Matrix
Percent Matrix
Building Classes
Damage Level Percentages of Total Damaged
D0
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
Total
RC
0
5.40540540540541
27.027027027027
29.7297297297297
18.9189189189189
18.9189189189189
100
Building Classes
Damage Level
D0
D1
D2
D3
D4
D5
Total
RC
0
2
10
11
7
7
37
Total
0
2
10
11
7
7
37
MSK 1976 Scale (Medvedev, 1977)
Map Overlays
Study locations
Study Locations
Çiftlikköy*
Adapazari - Central
Adapazari 5- suburbs
Adapazari 2- Surrounding area
Adapazari 3- Approach to centre
Adapazari 4- Outskirts
Degirmendere*
Derince
Esentepe
Esme
Gölcük - Centre*
Gölcük - East*
Gebze - Dilosayi *
Gunpodu
Hereke*
Hillside above Refinery
Hillside Hereke
Hillside Korfez
Izmit Central*
Izmit South East *
Izmit West*
Kandira
Kandire-Gunpodu
Karamüsel*
Korfez*
Kullar - Fault break area (FBA)*
Kullar - upper*
Lower Yuvacik - Fault Break Area (FBA)
Serinyali*
Upper Yuvacik
Uzunbey
Uzuntarla
Yalova Centre
Yalova East*
Yalova West