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Historic Earthquake
Van–Erciş Earthquake of 1941
10 September 1941 · Van, Ercis · Turkey
On 10 September 1941 at 21:53 UTC, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Turkey (Van, Ercis), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 145 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 430 people.
- Date
- 10 September 1941
- Time
- 21:53 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.0
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 430
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
- Nearest Volcano
- Tenduruk Dagi (41 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 2011Van Earthquake of 2011 · M 7.1604 deaths
- 19881988 Spitak Earthquake · M 6.825,000 deaths
- 1983Erzurum Earthquake of 1983 · M 6.91,342 deaths
- 1976Muradiye Earthquake of 1976 · M 7.05,000 deaths
- 19661966 Varto Earthquake · M 6.82,394 deaths
- 1949Karlıova Earthquake of 1949 · M 6.8320 deaths
- 1930Hakkari Earthquake of 1930 · M 7.12,539 deaths
- 19241924 Pasinler Earthquake · M 6.860 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth