The 1983 Erzurum earthquake occurred in northeastern
Turkey on 30 October 1983 at 07:12 local time (04:12 UTC). It had a moment magnitude of 6.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (''Violent''). Reuters reports that about 1340 people have died and 50 settlements in the provinces of Erzurum and Kars have been demolished by the earthquake.
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1983 Erzurum
1983 in Turkey
History of Erzurum Province
October 1983 events in Europe
1983 disasters in Turkey
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