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Historic Earthquake
Van Earthquake of 2011
23 October 2011 · Ercis, Van · Turkey
On 23 October 2011 at 10:41 UTC, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Turkey (Ercis, Van), at a depth of 16 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 102 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 604 people and injured 2,608. 5,739 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 23 October 2011
- Time
- 10:41 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.1
- Depth
- 16 km
- Deaths
- 604
- Injuries
- 2,608
- Homes Destroyed
- 5,739
- Homes Damaged
- 4,882
- Estimated Damage
- 1.5 billion US dollars
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
- Nearest Volcano
- Tenduruk Dagi (77 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 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
- 1975Lice Earthquake of 1975 · M 6.72,311 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