Geography From Space - Image 5 T urkey is bordered by the Black Sea to the north and the Mediterranean Sea to the south.
Turkey has a long history of earthquakes.
Sitting north of the North Anatolian fault system, Turkey experienced more than 30 earthquakes over magnitude 7.0 during the 20th century. T his image shows the northwest corner of Turkey. The 7.4 quake claimed over 17,100 lives and damaged historic buildings. That quake was followed by numerous aftershocks and another strong quake struck 100 km east of Izmit on November 12, 1999.