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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]
Map of earthquakes in Turkey, 1900–2023 Map of plate boundaries affecting Turkey. Turkey has had many earthquakes. This list includes any notable historical earthquakes that have epicenters within the current boundaries of Turkey, or which caused significant effects in this area. Overall, the population in major cities like Istanbul resides ...
The death toll in Turkey from this week’s two devastating earthquakes has risen to 18,342, with the number of people injured rising to 74,242, the country’s disaster and emergency management ...
The 2011 Kütahya earthquake struck near a populous region of western Turkey at 23:15 EEST (20:15 UTC) on 19 May with a moment magnitude of 5.8 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VII (Very strong). With an epicenter just to the east of Simav , it occurred at an estimated depth of 9.1 kilometers (5.7 mi), resulting in strong shaking in much of ...
America’s Pacific coast is crisscrossed with geological fault lines, some which are historically overdue for a major earthquake. Experts tell Io Dodds that last month’s devastation in Turkey ...
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;
The death toll in Turkey from this week’s two devastating earthquakes has risen to 18,342, with the number of people injured rising to 74,242, the country’s disaster and emergency management ...
The survival window for those trapped in the rubble following the catastrophic earthquake that struck southern Turkey and northwestern Syria Monday was rapidly closing Wednesday evening, local ...