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The 2011 Van earthquakes occurred in eastern Turkey near the city of Van.The first earthquake happened on 23 October at 13:41 local time. The shock had a M ww magnitude of 7.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). [5]
Turkey, Van, 27 km north northeast of Van: 7.1 18.0 VIII At least 604 people were killed, 4,152 others were injured, 40,000 were displaced, 5,739 buildings collapsed and 4,882 others were damaged in the 2011 Van earthquake. Telecommunications, electricity and water services were disrupted. Surface faulting and liquefaction were also observed. 604
In 1941, Van suffered a destructive 5.9 M w earthquake. [53] A more severe 7.2 M w earthquake occurred on 23 October 2011. [54] On the 9 November 2011, another earthquake caused several buildings to collapse. [55]
19 May – The 5.8 M w Kütahya earthquake shook western Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). Two were killed and 122 were injured. 23 October – The 7.1 M w Van earthquake shook eastern Turkey with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe). More than 600 were killed and 4,152 were injured.
The number of confirmed fatalities in Turkey rose to 17,406, health minister Fahrettin Koca said – putting it on a par with the earthquake in northwest Turkey which killed more than 17,000 ...
2011 Turkey earthquake may refer to: 2011 Kütahya earthquake in May, two deaths; 2011 Van earthquake in October, several hundred deaths, with aftershocks in November;
November 9, 2011 19:23 Eastern Turkey see 2011 Van earthquake: 38.429 43.229 40 5.6 M w (USGS) Centred 16 km south of Van, Turkey, at a depth of 5 km. [33] December 11, 2011 01:47 Guerrero, Mexico see 2011 Zumpango earthquake: 18.038 -99.796 3 6.5 M w (USGS) Centred 42 km SW of Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico, at a depth of 64.9 km. [34] December 14 ...
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