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1998 Adana–Ceyhan earthquake

Earthquake in Turkey

Field	Value
name	1998 Adana–Ceyhan earthquake
map2	{{Location map	Turkey
relief	yes
lat	36.94
long	35.26
mark	Bullseye1.png
marksize	40
position	top
width	260
float	right
caption	}}
timestamp	1998-06-27 13:55:53
isc-event	1147835
anss-url	iscgem1147835
local-date
local-time	16:55:53 TRT
magnitude	6.3
depth	20 km
location
type	Strike-slip
affected	Turkey
damage	$1 billion
intensity
pga
aftershocks	5.4 July 4 at 02:15 UTC
casualties	At least 145 dead
1,500–1,600 injured
8,800 displaced

| isc-event = 1147835 | anss-url = iscgem1147835 | local-date = | local-time = 16:55:53 TRT 1,500–1,600 injured 8,800 displaced

The 1998 Adana–Ceyhan earthquake occurred at 16:55 local time on 27 June with a moment magnitude of 6.3 and a maximum intensity of IX (Destructive) on the European macroseismic scale. The total economic loss was estimated at US$1 billion.

The event occurred in Cilicia region in southern Turkey and killed at least 145 people and left 1,500 people wounded and many thousands homeless in Adana, and Ceyhan, the most populous town of the Adana Province, as well as many villages located between both cities along the Ceyhan River. The most casualties and damage occurred due to inadequately engineered buildings in the town of Ceyhan.

International search and rescue efforts

Multiple countries such as: Germany, Sweden, Britain, Switzerland, Israel, Italy, and France, offered help to Turkey in the aftermath of the quake. The United Nations also conducted an assessment mission and placed its disaster management team on standby, ready to provide humanitarian assistance if requested.

Government stance

Despite these international offers, the Turkish government explicitly stated that it did not require international assistance for search and rescue or immediate relief operations. The government expressed gratitude for the offers but maintained that national and local resources were sufficient to manage the crisis.

References

Frank Wuttke and Mathias Raschke. "Adana Earthquake of June 27, 1998".
(1998-06-29). "Ceyhan - Hopes of more Turkish quake survivors fade - Türkiye {{!}} ReliefWeb".
(1999-01-01). "Earthquakes". Disaster Prevention and Management.
(1998-07-06). "Turkey - Earthquake OCHA Situation Report No. 3 - Türkiye {{!}} ReliefWeb".
Esref Yalcinkaya. (2005). "Stochastic Finite-fault Modeling of Ground Motions From the June 27, 1998 Adana–Ceyhan earthquake". Earth Planets Space.
ISC. (2014). "ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue (1900–2009)". [[International Seismological Centre]].
(September 4, 2009). "PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog". United States Geological Survey.
(1998). "The Adana-Ceyhan Earthquake of June 27, 1998". Swiss Society for Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics.
"M5.4 – central Turkey". United States Geological Survey.

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