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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]
The 1976 Çaldıran–Muradiye earthquake occurred at 14:22 local time (12:22 UTC) on 24 November. The epicenter was located near Çaldıran, 20 km northeast of Muradiye, in the Van Province of eastern Turkey. The earthquake had a magnitude of 7.3 with a maximum intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale.
Map of earthquakes in Turkey, 1900–2023 Map of plate boundaries affecting Turkey. ... (HRV); see 2011 Van earthquakes [58] 9 November 2011 19:23 Van: 38.42 43.22 40
Anger is growing across Turkey to the way president Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government has handled the response to the devastating series of earthquakes and aftershocks that have left more than ...
A series of earthquakes and aftershocks striking the border region between southeast Turkey and northwest Syria on Monday is feared to have killed 20,000 people.. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake ...
The 1941 Van–Erciş earthquake occurred at 23:53 local time on 10 September. It had an estimated surface-wave magnitude of 5.9 and a maximum intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale. The earthquake has caused estimated casualties of between 190 and 430 people [3] and also 600 buildings have collapsed. [4]
Turkey earthquake: 10-day-old baby saved after spending almost half its life under rubble. 17:15, Maryam Zakir-Hussain. A newborn baby and his mother have been rescued from the rubble in Turkey ...
Turkey, Van, 2 km west northwest of Edremit: 5.6 5.0 VII Aftershock of the 2011 Van earthquake. Some additional buildings collapsed in Van, killing 38 people and injuring 260 others. 38 260 14 [120] Indonesia, North Maluku offshore, 199 km south southwest of Ternate: 6.3 17.0 VII — — — 22 [121] Bolivia, Beni, 62 km south southwest of Trinidad