Earthquake — Turkey: Erzurum, Kars, Khorasan, Pasinler, Narman

When

30 Oct 1983

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

6.9

Where

Turkey

Coordinates

40.33° N, 42.19° E

Deaths

1342

Injuries

1142

Damage musd

25

Depth km

12

Earthquake in eastern Turkey

The 1983 Erzurum earthquake occurred in northeastern Turkey on 30 October 1983 at 07:12 local time. It had a moment magnitude of 6.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). 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.

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