Izmir, Turkey
October 30, 2020, M 7.0 Earthquake
Earthquake Information
EERI Reports
- Seismological and Engineering Effects of the M 7.0 Samos Island (Aegean Sea). Hellenic Association of Earthquake Engineering, Earthquake Engineering Association of Turkey, Earthquake Foundation of Turkey, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, Geotechnical Extreme Events Reconnaissance Association. https://doi.10.18118/G6H088
- Webinar: Quick Quake Briefing: M7.0 Samos Island (Offshore Greece and Turkey) Earthquake October 30, 2020
Resources and Reports
- The Samos (Izmir-Seferihisar Offshore) Earthquake Field Observations On Seismic And Structural Damage. Middle East Technical University Earthquake Engineering Research Center (METU EERC)
- VERT Phase 2 Izmir Earthquake Report. Fischer, E. Hakhamaneshi, M. Unal, M. Alberto, Y. Ay, D. Chhabra, J. Isufi, B. Martin, A. Nikolaou, S. Rodriguez-Nikl, T. Toraman, E. Wu, K. (2020).
- PRJ-2953: StEER - Aegean Sea Earthquake (30 October 2020) (Field_recon). Gunay, S. Mosalam, K. Archbold, J. Dilsiz, A. DJIMA, W. Gupta, A. Javadinasab Hormozabad, S. Hassan, W. Heresi, P. Morales-Beltran, M. Muin, S. Robertson, I. Romão, X. Kijewski-Correa, T. Author: Mosalam, Khalid
- Earthquake and tsunami report from Jay Patton, CGS
- What do we know 48 hours after the Samos earthquake? from Temblor
News Articles
- VIDEO: Turkey earthquake: Rescue teams search for survivors in Izmir (Al Jazeera)
- Greece and Turkey earthquake driven by wild tectonics of the Aegean Sea (National Geographic)
- Earthquake hits Greece and Turkey, bringing deaths and floods (BBC)
- In Turkey, a Frantic Rescue Effort After a Deadly Earthquake (New York Times)
Information on Housing Construction in Turkey
- World Housing Encyclopedia Report #101: RC Structural Wall Building (Tunnel form building)
- World Housing Encyclopedia Report #64: Reinforced concrete frame building with masonry infills
Information on Previous Earthquakes in Turkey
- Learning from Earthquakes Reconnaissance Archive (search: Turkey)