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13 March 1993 17:19 UT Ms6.8 #earthquake with many aftershocks hit Erzincan (Eastern Turkey) killing 498 people and injuring 6-7000. The city had already been destroyed by a M7.8 EQ in 1939 and severely hit in 1043, 1254 and 1668. https://t.co/a8yzlKsNQX h