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2020 Iran–Turkey Earthquakes
23 February 2020 · Van, Iran · Iran
On 23 February 2020 at 16:00 UTC, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Iran (Van, Iran), at a depth of 10 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 135 km from its boundary with the Arabian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 10 people and injured 141. 255 homes were destroyed.
- Date
- 23 February 2020
- Time
- 16:00 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.0
- Depth
- 10 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 10
- Injuries
- 141
- Homes Destroyed
- 255
- Homes Damaged
- 600
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Iran
- Nearest Volcano
- Tenduruk Dagi (106 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20122012 East Azerbaijan Earthquakes · M 6.5306 deaths
- 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
- 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