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scope="row" class="infobox-label">Local date</th><td class="infobox-data">30 October 1983<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1983-10-30</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Local time</th><td class="infobox-data">07:12:30</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Magnitude</th><td class="infobox-data">6.6 <a href="/wiki/Seismic_magnitude_scales#Mw" title="Seismic magnitude scales"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">'"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000004-QINU`"'</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="Moment mag. scale">M<sub>w</sub></span></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Depth</th><td class="infobox-data">15 km</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Epicenter</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output 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href="/wiki/Fault_(geology)#Oblique-slip_faults" title="Fault (geology)">Oblique-slip</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Areas affected</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><abbr title="Maximum">Max.</abbr> intensity</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="background-color:rgba(255, 0, 0); padding:4px; color:white;"><a href="/wiki/Modified_Mercalli_intensity_scale#mmi-9" title="Modified Mercalli intensity scale"><span style="color:white;">MMI IX (<i>Violent</i>)</span></a></span><sup id="cite_ref-koeri_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-koeri-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Landslides</th><td class="infobox-data">Yes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Casualties</th><td class="infobox-data">1,342 dead</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1983 Erzurum earthquake</b> occurred in northeastern <a href="/wiki/Turkey" title="Turkey">Turkey</a> on 30 October 1983 at 07:12 local time (04:12 UTC).<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It had a moment magnitude of 6.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (<i>Violent</i>). Reuters reports that about 1,340 people have died and 50 settlements in the provinces of Erzurum and Kars have been demolished by the earthquake.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Earthquake">Earthquake</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_Erzurum_earthquake&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Earthquake"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The mainshock was associated with predominantly strike-slip faulting on a vertical-dipping fault plane. The geological area where the earthquake occurred is characterized by many faults trending northeast and east–northeast. The predominant rock types are <a href="/wiki/Volcanics" class="mw-redirect" title="Volcanics">volcanics</a> which lie on top of severely deformed <a href="/wiki/Ophiolite" title="Ophiolite">ophiolites</a>. Its epicenter is located within the Gullu and <a href="/wiki/Allahuekber_Mountains" title="Allahuekber Mountains">Allahuekber Mountains</a> which represents a Quaternary <a href="/wiki/Shear_zone" title="Shear zone">shear zone</a> with left-lateral faults marking the boundary. Seismicity is also associated with the Abul Samsar Fracture Zone; a northeast–southwest trending feature of the <a href="/wiki/Caucasus_Mountains" title="Caucasus Mountains">Caucasus Mountains</a>. A 15 km (9.3 mi) <a href="/wiki/Surface_rupture" title="Surface rupture">surface rupture</a> trending north–northeast was observed, exhibiting left-lateral and normal slip. <a href="/wiki/Graben" title="Graben">Graben</a>-type ground fractures also occurred due to <a href="/wiki/Extensional_tectonics" title="Extensional tectonics">extensional mechanism</a>. The surface rupture length was not consistent with those expected for the earthquake's magnitude.<sup id="cite_ref-Erdik84_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Erdik84-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Damage">Damage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_Erzurum_earthquake&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Damage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Well-constructed stone, concrete block and masonry infrastructures such as schools, mosques and medical facilities had less damage compared to others in the affected villages. Some remained intact even in the <a href="/wiki/Meizoseismal_area" title="Meizoseismal area">meizoseismal area</a>. The maximum assigned <a href="/wiki/MSK_64" class="mw-redirect" title="MSK 64">MSK 64</a> intensity based on damage was VIII.<sup id="cite_ref-Erdik84_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Erdik84-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Severe damage occurred in the villages of <a href="/wiki/Horasan" title="Horasan">Horasan</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pasinler" title="Pasinler">Pasinler</a> and <a href="/wiki/Narman" title="Narman">Narman</a> municipalities, Erzurum Province. Villages in Sarikamis, Kars Province were also affected. Total destruction was observed in an elliptical area with axises 10 km (6.2 mi) (major) and 5 km (3.1 mi) (minor), respectively. The major axis trends northeast. About 80 percent of the at least 1,330 fatilities occurred in this area; 1,332 people were injured. Ten thousand homes were damaged; 3,200 collapsed. An estimated 26,000 livestock were killed.<sup id="cite_ref-Erdik84_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Erdik84-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1983_Erzurum_earthquake&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-koeri-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-koeri_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFBoğaziçi_Üniversitesi" class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">Boğaziçi Üniversitesi. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.koeri.boun.edu.tr/sismo/">"Bogazici University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute National Earthquake Monitoring Center (NEMC) List of historical earthquakes (Tarihsel Depremler)"</a> (in Turkish)<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Turkish Earthquake of October 30, 1983"</a>. <i>Earthquake Spectra</i>. <b>1</b> (1): 151–172. <a href="/wiki/Bibcode_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bibcode (identifier)">Bibcode</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1984EarSp...1..151E">1984EarSp...1..151E</a>. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1193%2F1.1585261">10.1193/1.1585261</a>. <a href="/wiki/S2CID_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="S2CID (identifier)">S2CID</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:109507734">109507734</a>.</cite><span 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<ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFErdik1984" class="citation cs2"><a href="/wiki/Mustafa_Erdik" title="Mustafa Erdik">Erdik, Mustafa</a> (1984), "Report on the Turkish Earthquake of October 30, 1983", <i>Earthquake Spectra</i>, <b>1</b>: 151–172, <a href="/wiki/Bibcode_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bibcode (identifier)">Bibcode</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1984EarSp...1..151E">1984EarSp...1..151E</a>, <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1193%2F1.1585261">10.1193/1.1585261</a>, <a href="/wiki/S2CID_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="S2CID (identifier)">S2CID</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:109507734">109507734</a></cite><span 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30)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Li%C3%A8ge_earthquake" title="1983 Liège earthquake">Liège</a> (4.7, November 8)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div><b>†</b> indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths<br /> <b>‡</b> indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year</div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Earthquakes_in_Turkey" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/AD_17_Lydia_earthquake" title="AD 17 Lydia earthquake">AD 17 Lydia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/115_Antioch_earthquake" title="115 Antioch earthquake">115 Antioch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/141_Lycia_earthquake" title="141 Lycia earthquake">141 Lycia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/262_Southwest_Anatolia_earthquake" title="262 Southwest Anatolia earthquake">262 SW Anatolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/447_Constantinople_earthquake" title="447 Constantinople earthquake">447 Constantinople</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/526_Antioch_earthquake" title="526 Antioch earthquake">526 Antioch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/528_Antioch_earthquake" title="528 Antioch earthquake">528 Antioch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/557_Constantinople_earthquake" title="557 Constantinople earthquake">557 Constantinople</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/840_Erzurum_earthquake" title="840 Erzurum earthquake">840 Erzurum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/847_Damascus_earthquake" title="847 Damascus earthquake">847 Damascus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1114_Marash_earthquake" title="1114 Marash earthquake">1114 Marash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1269_Cilicia_earthquake" title="1269 Cilicia earthquake">1269 Cilicia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1509_Constantinople_earthquake" title="1509 Constantinople earthquake">1509 Constantinople</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1513_Marash_earthquake" title="1513 Marash earthquake">1513 Marash</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1598_Amasya%E2%80%93%C3%87orum_earthquake" title="1598 Amasya–Çorum earthquake">1598 Amasya–Çorum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1653_Smyrna_earthquake" title="1653 Smyrna earthquake">1653 Smyrna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1668_North_Anatolia_earthquake" title="1668 North Anatolia earthquake">1668 North Anatolia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1688_Smyrna_earthquake" title="1688 Smyrna earthquake">1688 Smyrna</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1766_Istanbul_earthquake" title="1766 Istanbul earthquake">1766 Istanbul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1766_Marmara_earthquake" title="1766 Marmara earthquake">1766 Marmara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1840_Ahora_earthquake" title="1840 Ahora earthquake">1840 Ahora</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1855_Bursa_earthquake" title="1855 Bursa earthquake">1855 Bursa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856_Heraklion_earthquake" title="1856 Heraklion earthquake">1856 Heraklion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1859_Erzurum_earthquake" title="1859 Erzurum earthquake">1859 Erzurum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1866_Bing%C3%B6l_earthquake" title="1866 Bingöl earthquake">1866 Bingöl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_Amik_earthquake" title="1872 Amik earthquake">1872 Antioch</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_Dinar_earthquake" title="1875 Dinar earthquake">1875 Dinar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_Chios_earthquake" title="1881 Chios earthquake">1881 Chios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_%C3%87e%C5%9Fme_earthquake" title="1883 Çeşme earthquake">1883 Çeşme</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_Malatya_earthquake" title="1893 Malatya earthquake">1893 Malatya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_Istanbul_earthquake" title="1894 Istanbul earthquake">1894 Istanbul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_Bal%C4%B1kesir_earthquake" title="1898 Balıkesir earthquake">1898 Balıkesir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_Ayd%C4%B1n%E2%80%93Denizli_earthquake" title="1899 Aydın–Denizli earthquake">1899 Aydın–Denizli</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_Manzikert_earthquake" title="1903 Manzikert earthquake">1903 Manzikert</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_M%C3%BCrefte_earthquake" title="1912 Mürefte earthquake">1912 Mürefte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_Burdur_earthquake" title="1914 Burdur earthquake">1914 Burdur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_Ayval%C4%B1k_earthquake" title="1919 Ayvalık earthquake">1919 Ayvalık</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Contemporary</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1924_Pasinler_earthquake" title="1924 Pasinler earthquake">1924 Pasinler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Kars_earthquake" title="1926 Kars earthquake">1926 Kars</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Su%C5%9Fehri_earthquake" title="1929 Suşehri earthquake">1929 Suşehri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_Salmas_earthquake" title="1930 Salmas earthquake">1930 Salmas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Erdek%E2%80%93Marmara_Islands_earthquake" title="1935 Erdek–Marmara Islands earthquake">1935 Erdek–Marmara Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Digor_earthquake" title="1935 Digor earthquake">1935 Digor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_K%C4%B1r%C5%9Fehir_earthquake" title="1938 Kırşehir earthquake">1938 Kırşehir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Erzincan_earthquake" title="1939 Erzincan earthquake">1939 Erzincan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Van%E2%80%93Erci%C5%9F_earthquake" title="1941 Van–Erciş earthquake">1941 Van–Erciş</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Niksar%E2%80%93Erbaa_earthquake" title="1942 Niksar–Erbaa earthquake">1942 Niksar–Erbaa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Adapazar%C4%B1%E2%80%93Hendek_earthquake" title="1943 Adapazarı–Hendek earthquake">1943 Adapazarı–Hendek</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Tosya%E2%80%93Ladik_earthquake" title="1943 Tosya–Ladik earthquake">1943 Tosya–Ladik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Bolu%E2%80%93Gerede_earthquake" title="1944 Bolu–Gerede earthquake">1944 Bolu–Gerede</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Gulf_of_Edremit%E2%80%93Ayvacik_earthquake" title="1944 Gulf of Edremit–Ayvacik earthquake">1944 Gulf of Edremit–Ayvacik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Varto%E2%80%93H%C4%B1n%C4%B1s_earthquake" title="1946 Varto–Hınıs earthquake">1946 Varto–Hınıs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Karl%C4%B1ova_earthquake" title="1949 Karlıova earthquake">1949 Karlıova</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Kur%C5%9Funlu_earthquake" title="1951 Kurşunlu 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title="1970 Gediz earthquake">1970 Gediz</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Bing%C3%B6l_earthquake" title="1971 Bingöl earthquake">1971 Bingöl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Lice_earthquake" title="1975 Lice earthquake">1975 Lice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_%C3%87ald%C4%B1ran%E2%80%93Muradiye_earthquake" title="1976 Çaldıran–Muradiye earthquake">1976 Çaldıran–Muradiye</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1983 Erzurum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Biga_earthquake" title="1983 Biga earthquake">1983 Biga</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Malatya_earthquake" title="1986 Malatya earthquake">1986 Malatya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Erzincan_earthquake" title="1992 Erzincan earthquake">1992 Erzincan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Dinar_earthquake" title="1995 Dinar earthquake">1995 Dinar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Adana%E2%80%93Ceyhan_earthquake" title="1998 Adana–Ceyhan earthquake">1998 Adana–Ceyhan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_%C4%B0zmit_earthquake" title="1999 İzmit earthquake">1999 İzmit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_D%C3%BCzce_earthquake" title="1999 Düzce earthquake">1999 Düzce</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Afyon_earthquake" title="2002 Afyon earthquake">2002 Afyon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Bing%C3%B6l_earthquake" title="2003 Bingöl earthquake">2003 Bingöl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Do%C4%9Fubayaz%C4%B1t_earthquake" title="2004 Doğubayazıt earthquake">2004 Doğubayazıt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Elaz%C4%B1%C4%9F_earthquake" title="2010 Elazığ earthquake">2010 Elazığ</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_K%C3%BCtahya_earthquake" title="2011 Kütahya earthquake">2011 Kütahya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Van_earthquakes" title="2011 Van earthquakes">2011 Van</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Aegean_Sea_earthquake" title="2014 Aegean Sea earthquake">2014 Aegean Sea</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Aegean_Sea_earthquake" title="2017 Aegean Sea earthquake">2017 Aegean Sea</a></li> <li><a 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