1983 Erzurum Earthquake
Time: Sunday Oct 30, 1983 at 04:12:00 AM
Place: Turkey
Details: The 1983 Erzurum earthquake occurred in Turkey on 30 October 1983 at 07:12 local time (04:12 UTC). It was an Ms 6.9 earthquake. Death toll (estimate): 1,342.
‹ Earlier in historyThe Kroger Company acquired Dillon Companies1983 Later in history ›Iraqi President Saddam Hussein expelled Abu NidalNov, 1983
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