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was heavy and there was an estimated 1,500 people killed.
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564:Earthquakes in Syria
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691:AD 17 Lydia
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390:749 Galilee
383:Middle ages
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347:Classic era
162:Destructive
129:Destructive
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1162:Categories
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1057:1995 Dinar
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987:1957 Abant
912:1935 Digor
831:1883 Çeşme
826:1881 Chios
821:1875 Dinar
796:1855 Bursa
791:1840 Ahora
684:Historical
610:1344 Syria
605:1202 Syria
600:1170 Syria
435:1344 Syria
430:1202 Syria
425:1170 Syria
230:References
191:Bayırbucak
139:Casualties
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121:intensity
81:Epicenter
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