Istanbul is the largest metropolitan city expected to be hit by the impending Marmara Sea earthquake. Tsunamis in the Sea of Marmara: Historical documents for the past, models for the future Author links open overlay panel Ahmet Cevdet Yalçıner a Bedri Alpar b Yıldız Altınok c İlknur Özbay a Fumihiko Imamura d Rapid response systems are effective in mitigating the loss of life and property. Zülfikar et al. The 542 Sea of Marmara earthquake took place in the winter of 542 in the vicinity of the Sea of Marmara.It also affected the coasts of Thrace, and the Edremit Gulf. describe how real-time ground motion shaking maps are constructed from the strong motion stations distributed throughout the densely … The Marmara Sea earthquake of 1509 The Marmara Sea earthquake of 1509 Ambraseys, N.N. THE MARMARA SEA EARTHQUAKE OF 10 JULY 1894 51 ment fails to describe the full extent of the damage6. On 17 August 1999, a destructive magnitude 7.4 earthquake occurred 100 km east of Istanbul, near the city of Izmit, on the North Anatolian fault. According to the historian George Kedrenos (11th century), this earthquake is associated with a seismic sea wave which flooded the coasts of Thrace. 1990-03-01 00:00:00 Of the former, the account of the chronicler Ruhi is contemporary and possibly eyewitness while, of the latter, the Diaries of the Venetian Marino Sanuto are a contemporary source: accordingly, we try to … ; Finkel, C.F. Thus, although Eginitis’ damage distribution map may be used as a convenient device for describing the ex¬ tent of