2011 Van Earthquake
It caused major destruction in Van and Erciş and is one of the significant earthquakes of eastern Turkey.
Year2011
MagnitudeM7.1
Depth16.0 km
Lives lost604
What happened?
It caused major destruction in Van and Erciş and is one of the significant earthquakes of eastern Turkey.
Why is it important?
604 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 38.60, 43.30; it does not by itself describe the full affected area.