Bolu

A zone with seismic risk

Geological risk in Bolu

● There are about 100000 inhabitants in Bolu.

● On August 17th 1999 an earthquake in Turkey killed 15000 people.

● 9 cities were damaged, Bolu was one.

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North-Anatolian fault

The North-Anatolian fault is one of the highest energy-levelled seismic zone in the world.It's 1000 km long, it runs across the North of Turkey from East to West, only 20 km away from Istanbul.

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Buildings

Which

were

ruined

There were consequent material damage :

Fault

Visible damage on the ground

Distorted railway after the earthquake

Visible damage on the ground