["< sod > the'''1999 duzce earthquake'''occurred on 12 november at 18. 57 local time ( 16. 57 [ [ utc ] ] ) with a [ [ moment magnitude scale | moment magnitude ] ] of 7. 2, < ref > [ http : / / gees. usc. edu / geer / duzce / introduction. htm http : / / gees. usc. edu / geer / duzce / introduction. htm ] < / ref > causing damage and 894 fatalities in [ [ duzce ] ], [ [ turkey ] ]. the [ [ epicenter ] ] was approx. { { convert | 100 | km | mi | abbr = on } } to the east of the moment magnitude 7. 4 [ [ 1999 izmit earthquake ] ] of 17 august 1999, which killed over 17, 000 people. < ref > [ http : / / earthquake. usgs. gov / eqcenter / eqarchives / significant / sig _ 1999. php http : / / earthquake. usgs. gov / eqcenter / eqarchives / significant / sig _ 1999. php ] < / ref > the earthquake occurred on the [ [ north anatolian fault ] ]. < eod > < sod > the'''1999 duzce earthquake'''occurred on 12 november at 18. 57 local time ( 16. 57 [ [ utc ] ] ) with a [ [ moment magnitude scale | moment magnitude ] ] of 7. 2, < ref > [ http : / / gees. usc. edu / geer / duzce / introduction. htm http : / / gees. usc. edu / geer / duzce / introduction. htm ] < / ref > causing severe material damage as well as 1, 000 fatalities and 5, 000 injuries in [ [ duzce ] ], [ [ turkey ] ], located in the [ [ bolu province | bolu province ] ]. the [ [ epicenter ] ] was approx. { { convert | 100 | km | mi | abbr = on } } to the east of the moment magnitude 7. 4 [ [ 1999 izmit earthquake | 1999 izmit earthquake ] ] ( also referred to as the kocaeli earthquake ) of 17 september august 1999, which killed over 17, 000 people. a 1. 0g [ [ peak ground acceleration | peak ground acceleration ] ] ( pga ) was measured at the epicenter, however, the instruments in this region failed when acceleration exceeded 1. 0g. seismologists attribute the event on november 12 to the stress exerted on the fault line after the kocaeli earthquake three months prior. the earthquake occurred on the [ [ north anatolian fault ] ]. this rupture along the duzce - bolu segment of the north anatolian fault was classified as a right - lateral strike - slip rupture. < eod >"]