The most destructive was the August 17th 1999 Marmara quake, measuring 7.4 on the Richter Scale, which killed nearly 17,000 people and left approximately 600,000 homeless.
Najdestruktivniji se dogodio 17. avgusta 1999. godine u Mramornom moru, a bio je jačine 7,4 stepena Rihterove skale. U njemu je poginulo skoro 17.000 ljudi, a otprilike 600.000 je ostalo bez krova nad glavom.