The last big quake happened in 1999, when a 7.6-magnitude temblor devastated the city of Izmit.

上次大地震发生在1999年，当时的这场7.6级地震摧毁了伊兹米特市(Izmit)。

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The earthquake occurred along the North Anatolian strike-slip fault that extends roughly east-west beneath the Gulf of Izmit.

地震发生的北安纳托尼亚平移断层带，大约沿伊兹·米特湾呈东西向分布。

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In 1999 the deadly Izmit earthquake in Turkey was followed a short time later by the Duzje earthquake to the east along the same fault line, and we believe they were related through stress.

1999年土耳其伊兹密特(Izmit)发生大地震，紧接着在同一断层线的东部的迪兹杰(duzce)[3]发生了另一场大地震，我们确信，这两场地震因为应力作用而相互关联。

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Ecevit found himself under criticism in Izmit, where a massive oil refinery still burned Thursday.

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Not least of the government's worries was a violent fire that raged at the country's largest petroleum refinery at Korfez, not far from Izmit.

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Brisa's Turkish and Japanese managers have managed to build an export business for tyres from Izmit, the sewage-strewn eastern finger of the Sea of Marmara.

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