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488:Şencan, A.; Efe, R. (2014).
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431:"110 yılda 56 büyük deprem"
302:List of earthquakes in 1983
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354:, Version 2008_06.1,
260:is an area marked by
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234:1983 Biga earthquake
22:1983 Biga earthquake
16:Earthquake in Turkey
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809:1509 Constantinople
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579:Earthquakes in 1983
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665:Chagos Archipelago
661:(6.7, November 16)
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539:authoritative data
462:Regina Leader-Post
226:5 dead, 30 injured
1236:Geology of Turkey
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869:1866 Bingöl
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789:840 Erzurum
779:528 Antioch
774:526 Antioch
754:115 Antioch
749:AD 17 Lydia
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175:Strike-slip
159: /
65: event
1220:Categories
1200:2022 Düzce
1135:2002 Afyon
1130:1999 Düzce
1125:1999 İzmit
1115:1995 Dinar
1075:1970 Gediz
1055:1966 Varto
1045:1957 Abant
970:1935 Digor
889:1883 Çeşme
884:1881 Chios
879:1875 Dinar
854:1855 Bursa
849:1840 Ahora
742:Historical
671:Hindu Kush
632:Borah Peak
313:References
279:clusters.
277:aftershock
223:Casualties
215:Landslides
147:27°13′19″E
144:40°19′26″N
130:10 km
95:1983-07-05
54: time
1100:1983 Biga
1085:1975 Lice
950:1926 Kars
759:141 Lycia
516:1877-0428
435:TRT Haber
333:27 August
273:foreshock
266:divergent
197:intensity
135:Epicenter
111:Magnitude
1185:2020 Van
1160:2011 Van
626:Kopaonik
599:Coalinga
296:See also
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268:basins.
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537:and/or
252:Geology
205:Violent
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384:5 July
326:NGDC.
283:Damage
238:Turkey
184:Turkey
82:ComCat
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620:Luzon
127:Depth
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650:Heze
614:Biga
529:The
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