400 people killed and more than 3,000 injured.
The 7.2-magnitude quake was centered near Duzce, about 115 miles east of Istanbul.

The rescue renewed hope for emergency workers who are braving frigid temperatures, frequent aftershocks, and shifting piles of rubble in hopes of finding more survivors in the ruins of Duzce's shattered buildings. Emergency workers had yet to sift through most of the rubble. Hundreds of people remained missing. A handful of survivors were found on Saturday, including a pregnant woman and two men pulled out alive from the debris.

Turkish officials have rushed aid to the earthquake-stricken town, trying to avoid the criticism that stung the government after August's catastrophic tremors in Izmit that left 17,000 dead. Top Turkish officials, including Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit, made a point of visiting the area Saturday. Turkish troops were sent to the area with picks and shovels, and earth-moving equipment quickly moved into the region. In Duzce, a farming town at the earthquake's epicenter, the quake tore out the center of a turn-of-the-century mosque, leaving only the walls standing.

Weary and anxious Turks are huddled around fires outside shelters, some having lost their homes, others too scared to return inside buildings battered by the tremors. Transport Minister Enis Oksuz said the tremor could cost Turkey's fragile economy $10 billion -- on top of an estimated $12 billion from the August disaster.

The quake struck as Turkey prepared to host world leaders for a summit of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. The earthquake rocked buildings in Istanbul, 90 miles (145 km) to the west, where the world leaders are scheduled to convene, but Ecevit said the summit would not be canceled.

Kaynasli, a wheat-growing town of 7,000 people, was one of the hardest- hit towns in the region. Bolu province is just 45 miles (72 km) east of the region worst hit by the August 17 quake. That quake, which had a magnitude of 7.4, was centered on the more populated coastal areas of western Turkey rather than the mountainous areas such as Bolu.

Seismologists warned on Saturday that the country could be hit by more quakes, possibly closer to Istanbul, a city of 12 million people. Friday's quake was not an aftershock to the August 17 quake, but the fault that ruptured near Duzce is part of Turkey's intricate fault grid, according to quake experts.

3.0 - 99/10/15 14:22:43 - 34.59N 116.27W - 0.0
3.8 - 99/10/16 02:41:05 34.60N 116.27W - 6.0
7.0 - 99/10/16 09:46:44 34.60N 116.27W - 6.0
7.0 - 99/10/16 09:46:45 34.50N 116.32W - 10.0
7.3 - 99/10/16 09:46:45 34.50N 116.32W - 10.0
5.3 - 99/10/16 09:59:34 34.64N 116.44W - 10.0
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

A magnitude-7.0 earthquake centered in the Southern California desert shook buildings from downtown Los Angeles to Las Vegas early today and knocked an Amtrak train off its tracks.

There were no immediate reports of serious injuries or major damage. Amtrak’s Southwest Chief, en route from Chicago to Los Angeles, derailed in the Mojave Desert near Ludlow, an employee at the company’s West Coast operations in Emoryville said on condition of anonymity. An Amtrak official in the operations center at Wilmington, Del., said there were 155 passengers on the train—and none were injured. He said the passenger cars remained upright and did not lose power. Passenger Sharon Kososinski said there was no panic on board. She said one passenger dislocated her shoulder. Amtrak said it planned to take the passengers to Los Angeles by bus.

Police in Las Vegas and Los Angeles said there were no reports of serious damage or injuries. There were scattered reports of downed power lines and exploding transformers in the Los Angeles area. “It was pretty bad and it lasted a long time,” said California Highway Patrol dispatcher Lea Wanlass in San Bernardino. She said there was no damage there but “there was stuff all over the floor” in the office. Orange, Imperial and San Diego sheriff’s departments had no reports of injuries or damage. Some people reported a brief loss of electrical power during the quake or shortly after, but it was quickly restored. About 20,000 people are without power, according to Southern California Edison. There are also reports of sewer leaks, water main break, but no serious structural damage. California Highway Patrols are out examining bridges through Southern California.

In Ridgecrest, a small community about 250 miles north of Los Angeles, groceries toppled from shelves and awoke residents, but officials said there were no reports of damage or injuries. “I was asleep and shaken out of bed,” said Rachel Holden, an editor at the Ridgecrest Daily Independent. Catech at first said the temblor was an aftershock to the 1992 Landers magnitude-7.3 earthquake but then said more research was needed. The Landers quake was followed a few hours later by a magnitude-6.5 quake in the San Bernardino Mountains in which one person was killed. There have been more than 70,000 aftershocks. On Jan. 17, 1994, a 6.7-magnitude quake struck Northridge, just north of Los Angeles, killing 72 people and causing an estimated $40 billion in damage.

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake rocked southern Mexico today, killing at least 10 people and damaging hundreds of buildings in Oaxaca state. The U.S. Geological Survey in Golden, Colo., said the quake, which hit at about 11:30 a.m. (12:30 p.m. ET), had a preliminary magnitude of 7.5. The temblor was centered 275 miles southeast of Mexico City, the USGS said. The epicenter was in Punta Maldonado, on the border of Guerrero and Oaxaca states. Moderate damage was reported in Oaxaca City, the state capital, where church steeples and many homes collapsed.

Earthquake hits at 1:47 a.m. (17:47 GMT Monday).  Epicentre at centre of Taiwan, More than 2,000 aftershocks, 3 of at least 6.0. The latest toll showed 2,024 dead, 8,565 injured, 184  trapped under rubble and 23 missing.

“Everyone panicked, especially because of the recent Turkish quake,” said Dimitris Lalas, head of the Athens Seismological Institute. Some women dashed out of beauty salons, their hair still wet. Men bolted from their offices in the middle of a working day. Thousands tried to get through on cellular phones. Others sought out public telephones or huddled around radios at sidewalk kiosks. Motorcycle and scooter drivers were knocked to the ground.

A strong earthquake occurred NEAR THE PACIFIC COAST OF COSTA RICA, about 50 miles (80 km) south of San Jose at 4:02 AM MDT today, Aug 20, 199 9 (4:02 AM local time in Costa Rica).

EARTHQUAKE INFORMATION
Date: 1999-08-17 at  00:01:39.80(UTC), 03:01:37 a.m local time
Surface Wave Magnitude: 7.8 (USGS), Body Wave Magnitude: 6.3 (USGS), Duration Magnitude: 6.7 (Kandilli)
Moment Magnitude: 7.4 (USGS, Kandilli), Epicenter: 40.702N, 29.987E  (USGS) Depth: 17 km. (USGS)

A 7.8-magnitude quake kills more than 15,000 people in Turkey.

The quake which lasted 1 minute 10 seconds caused alarm throughout Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras. Buildings were damaged in eastern Guatemala, including the Our Lady of the Trinity church in Chiquimula, 90 miles (145 kms) southwest of Puerto Barrios. In Honduras there was minor damage, such as cracked walls at a hospital in the northern city of El Progresso and fallen electrical poles along the north coast.

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake Tuesday brought down church towers and damaged other colonial-era buildings. The powerful earthquake shook central Mexico, leveling concrete apartment buildings, cutting power and telephone service and sending thousands of panic-stricken residents fleeing into the streets.

Civil defense officials said at least 17 people were killed in the 6.7-magnitude quake. The first reports of significant damage came from Puebla, a city of 1.2 million about 75 miles (120 km) southeast of Mexico City.

In Mexico City, two people died, there was relatively little damage, but tall buildings swayed with the quake, sending tens of thousands of panicked people into the streets. Telephone service and power were disrupted in some areas. The Puebla state government reported Wednesday that at least 12 people died in the state. Veracruz state officials said a workman was killed in a rock slide in Huatuzco. The quake took a heavy toll on the colonial-era buildings for which Puebla, a city of 1.2 million people, is famed. While most basic structures stood up well, cupolas, towers and cornices often cracked, and some crashed to the ground. Modern buildings also were damaged. In a block of three four-story apartment buildings, one collapsed completely, the bottom two floors collapsed in another, while the third was only cracked. Soldiers said they pulled residents from the wreckage and no one was killed or injured.

Mexico's largest recent earthquake, September 19, 1985, had a magnitude of 8.1 and killed at least 9,500 people.

The El Quindio, Colombia Earthquake, January 25, 1999  The El Quindio earthquake was one of the most destructive natural disasters to have occurred in Colombia in recent years. Long lasting economic and social impacts will continue to be felt in Armenia and other Colombian cities close to the epicenter. The quake turned twenty cities and towns across western parts of the country into a disaster zone, and was felt as far away as Colombia's capital, Bogota, 225 kilometers (140 miles) from the epicenter. The earthquake caused approximately 700 deaths and an additional 2,500 individuals were injured. About 700 buildings were destroyed and 50,000 people were left homeless in Armenia. The three factors that were most responsible for structural damage were presence of faults, infill walls, and "soft" soils.