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Historic Earthquake
Van Earthquake of November 2011
9 November 2011 · Van · Turkey
On 9 November 2011 at 19:23 UTC, a magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Turkey (Van), at a depth of 5 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 61 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 40 people.
- Date
- 9 November 2011
- Time
- 19:23 UTC
- Magnitude
- 5.7
- Depth
- 5 km
- Deaths
- 40
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Turkey
- Nearest Volcano
- Nemrut Dagi (90 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