The 7.4 magnitude quake that struck western Turkey in August 1999 and left more than 17,000 people dead and left about half a million others homeless as thousands of houses collapsed or were heavily damaged.
Zemljotres od 7,4 stepeni Rihtera u zapadnoj Turskoj u avgustu 1999. i u kome je stradalo više od 17.000 ljudi, a pola miliona izgubilo krov nad glavom kada se na hiljade kuća srušilo ili je bilo teško oštećeno.