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The 'Düzce earthquake of 1999' was an earthquake that occurred on 12 November, 1999 with a magnitude of 7.2^[1], causing damage and 894 fatalities in Duzce, Turkey. The epicenter was approximately 100 km to the east of the magnitude 7.4^[2] 1999 İzmit earthquake of 17 August, 1999, which killed over 17,000 people.
The ground movements from the earthquake were detected by seismometers around the world. The earthquake occurred on the North Anatolian Fault.

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1. http://gees.usc.edu/GEER/Duzce/Introduction.htm
2. http://earthquake.usgs.gov/eqcenter/eqarchives/significant/sig_1999.php