Province
Van
Turkey · Asia
Van is a province of Turkey, in Asia. It lies on the Eurasian Plate. Records include 5 major earthquakes since 1900.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- Urban FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- LandslideHigh
- VolcanoHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Water ScarcityLow
- Extreme HeatLow
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 2011Van Earthquake of 2011 · M 7.1604 deaths
- 2011Van Earthquake of November 2011 · M 5.740 deaths
- 1976Muradiye Earthquake of 1976 · M 7.05,000 deaths
- 1945Van, Bolgesi300 deaths
- 1941Van–Erciş Earthquake of 1941 · M 6.0430 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002