Bolu Province where the second earthquake was
epicentered suffered much loss in property and lives too.
Detailed information on loss may be found in previous
publications (Carayannis, 1999; Ozmen and Bagci,
2000; ADRC Disaster Report, 2000). This paper introduces
the establishment of a GIS system for the province
for disaster mitigation purposes and how it can be used
to evaluate suitability of settlement areas in the province.
Fig. 1 shows the map of the general area.