Natural Hazards
Very severe earthquakes, especially in northern Turkey, occur along an arc extending from the Sea of Marmara to Lake Van. On August 17, 1999, a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck northwestern Turkey, killing more than 17,000 and injuring 44,000.
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“Persecution produced its natural effect on them. It found them a sect; it made them a faction.”
—Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800–1859)