What is 1999 İzmit earthquake?
{{Infobox earthquake | name = İzmit earthquake | timestamp = 1999-08-17 00:01:38 | anss-url = usp0009d4z | isc-event = 1655218 | image = Izmit eart6.jpg | alt = | caption = Collapsed buildings in İzmit after the 1999 earthquake | map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | map2 = {{Location map+ | Turkey | places = {{Location map~|Turkey|lat=41.01|long=28.96|label=Istanbul|position=left|label_size=100|mark=Green pog.svg}} {{Location map~|Turkey|lat=39.93|long=32.86|label=Ankara|label_size=100|mark=Green pog.svg}} {{Location map~|Turkey|lat=40.81|long=29.98|mark=Bullseye1.png|marksize=40}} | relief = yes | label = | width = 260 | float = right | caption = }} | local-date = {{Start date|1999|8|17|df=yes}} | local-time = 03:01 | duration = 37 seconds | magnitude = 7.6 {{M|w|link=y}} | depth = {{convert|15|km|abbr=on}} | location = {{coord|40.81|N|29.98|E|display=inline, title}} | fault = [[North Anatolian Fault]] | type = [[Fault (geology)#Strike-slip faults|Strike-slip]] | affected = [[Turkey]] | damages = 3–8.5 billion [[United States dollar|USD]] | intensity = [[Mercalli intensity scale|IX (''Violent'')]] | pga = .3–.4''[[Peak ground acceleration|g]]'' | tsunami = {{convert|2.52|m|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} | landslide = | foreshocks = | aftershocks = | casualties = 17,118–17,127 dead <br> 43,953–50,000 injured }} The '''1999 [[İzmit]] [[earthquake]]''' was an approximately 7.4 [[Moment magnitude scale|magnitude]] earthquake that struck northwestern [[Turkey]] on [[August 17]], [[1999]]. It happened at around 3:01 am local time. The event lasted for 37 seconds, killing 15,135 people and leaving approximately half a million people homeless. The [[epicenter]] was in [[İzmit]], which was heavily damaged and where most of the deaths and injuries occurred. After the earthquake, international support came to the area including former United States President [[Bill Clinton]] who visited the people who had been affected from the quake in [[Adapazarı]]. The quake also caused damage and the deaths of hundreds of people in [