Quote Originally Posted by jeepster View Post
Well it did go across a lot of Europe and in to Asia.
Correct, it passed over Turkey on 11th August, then less than 1 week later this happened:-

17th Auhust 1999
A 7.4-magnitude 1999 İzmit earthquake named earthquake strikes İzmit, Turkey, killing more than 17,000 and injuring 44,000.