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Ambraseys, N. N. (1988). "Engineering seismology: Part I".
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391:"M 7.2 - 19 km NE of Gediz, Turkey 1970"
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218:1970 Kütahya-Gediz earthquake
1067:2023 Gaziantep–Kahramanmaraş
872:1944 Gulf of Edremit–Ayvacik
1108:March 1970 events in Turkey
1103:History of Kütahya Province
282:List of earthquakes in 1970
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827:1935 Erdek–Marmara Islands
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1113:1970 disasters in Turkey
91:28 March 1970
952:1976 Çaldıran–Muradiye
365:10.1002/eqe.4290170101
1088:Earthquakes in Turkey
857:1943 Adapazarı–Hendek
597:Earthquakes in Turkey
395:Comprehensive Catalog
267:Damage and casualties
232:Gediz, a district of
214:1970 Gediz earthquake
22:1970 Gediz earthquake
253:earthquake-resistant
691:1668 North Anatolia
671:1509 Constantinople
483:Earthquakes in 1970
357:1988EESD...17....1A
216:(also known as the
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646:557 Constantinople
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681:1598 Amasya–Çorum
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942:1971 Bingöl
927:1968 Bartın
912:1964 Manyas
822:1930 Salmas
786:1914 Burdur
731:1866 Bingöl
696:1688 Smyrna
686:1653 Smyrna
676:1513 Marash
661:1114 Marash
651:840 Erzurum
641:528 Antioch
636:526 Antioch
616:115 Antioch
611:AD 17 Lydia
415:17 February
328:17 February
159: /
65: event
1082:Categories
1062:2022 Düzce
997:2002 Afyon
992:1999 Düzce
987:1999 İzmit
977:1995 Dinar
937:1970 Gediz
917:1966 Varto
907:1957 Abant
832:1935 Digor
751:1883 Çeşme
746:1881 Chios
741:1875 Dinar
716:1855 Bursa
711:1840 Ahora
604:Historical
530:New Guinea
293:References
203:Casualties
161:39.2; 29.5
95:1970-03-28
54: time
962:1983 Biga
947:1975 Lice
812:1926 Kars
621:141 Lycia
373:0098-8847
185:intensity
135:Epicenter
111:Magnitude
1047:2020 Van
1022:2011 Van
524:Colombia
276:See also
191:MMI IX (
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497:Tonghai
441:and/or
409:"Gediz"
353:Bibcode
238:Kütahya
229:scale.
193:Violent
147:29°30′E
144:39°12′N
130:17.7 km
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515:Ancash
437:has a
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242:floods
176:Turkey
82:ComCat
69:798506
506:Gediz
127:Depth
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387:ANSS
369:ISSN
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