1976 Çaldıran Earthquake
Many villages around Van were completely destroyed.
Year1976
MagnitudeM7.3
DepthNot available in the source dataset
Lives lost3,840
What happened?
Many villages around Van were completely destroyed.
Why is it important?
3,840 recorded deaths make this event a major human-impact earthquake. Historical totals can vary between sources as records are revised.
How to read the data
Magnitude describes the energy released at the source. The mapped epicenter is 39.12, 44.00; it does not by itself describe the full affected area.