1941 Van–Erciş earthquake
Earthquake in. eastern Turkey
39°30′N 43°18′E / 39.5°N 43.3°E / 39.5; 43.3[1]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]
See also
References
- ^ NGDC. "Comments for the Significant Earthquake". Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ Boğaziçi Üniversitesi. "Bogazici University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute National Earthquake Monitoring Center (NEMC) List of earthquakes 1900 - 2004 (Büyük Depremler)" (in Turkish). Retrieved 28 August 2010.
- ^ "Health response to the earthquakes in Van Province, Turkey, 2011" (PDF). WHO. p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-07-16. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ Damcı, Erdem; Temur, Rasim; Bekdaş, Gebrail; Sayin, Baris (2015-12-01). "Damages and causes on the structures during the October 23, 2011 Van earthquake in Turkey". Case Studies in Construction Materials. 3: 112–131. doi:10.1016/j.cscm.2015.10.001. ISSN 2214-5095.
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Earthquakes in the 1940s
- El Centro (6.9, May 18)
- Lima (8.2, May 24)†
- Shakotan (7.5, Aug 1)
- Vrancea (7.7, Nov 10) †‡
- New Hampshire (5.3 & 5.6, Dec 20 & Dec 24)
- Sa'dah (5.8, Jan 11) †‡
- Colima (7.7, Apr 15) †
- Andaman Islands (7.7–8.1, June 26)
- Van–Erciş (5.9, Sept 10) †
- Hyūga-nada (8.0, Nov 18)
- Gloria Fault (8.0, Nov 25)
- Chungpu (7.1, Dec 17) †
- Ecuador (7.9, May 14) †
- Wairarapa, New Zealand (7.2, June 24) †
- Guatemala (7.7, Aug 6) †
- Peru (8.2, Aug 24) †
- Niksar–Erbaa, Turkey (7.0, Dec 20) †‡
- Ovalle (7.9–8.3, April 6)
- Alahan Panjang (7.2 & 7.5, June 8 & 9)
- Adapazarı–Hendek (6.6, June 20) †
- Central Java (7.0, July 23) †
- Tottori (7.0, Sept 10) †
- Tosya–Ladik (7.5, Nov 26) ‡†
- San Juan (6.7–.7.8, Jan 15) †‡
- Bolu–Gerede (7.5, Feb 1) †
- Cornwall–Massena (5.8, Sept 5)
- Gulf of Edremit–Ayvacik (6.7, Oct 6) †
- Tōnankai (8.1, Dec 5) †
- Valais (6.1, January 25)
- Aleutian Islands (8.6, April 1) †
- Varto–Hınıs (5.9, May 31) †
- Vancouver Island (7.3, June 23)
- Dominican Republic (8.1, Aug 4) ‡†
- Sagaing (8.0, 7.8, Sep 12)
- Kyrgyzstan (7.6, Nov 2)
- Peru (6.8, Nov 10) †
- Hsinhua (6.1, Dec 5) †
- Nankai (8.1, Dec 21) †
- Lady Caycay (8.2, Jan 25) †
- Litang (7.2, May 25) †
- Fukui (6.8, June 28) †
- Salta (7.0, Aug 25)
- Ashgabat (7.3, Oct 5) ‡†
- Desert Hot Springs (6.3, Dec 4)
- Olympia (6.7, April 13)
- Khait (7.4, July 10) ‡†
- Ambato (6.8, Aug 5) †
- Karlıova (6.7, Aug 17) †
- Queen Charlotte Islands (8.1, Aug 22)
- Tierra del Fuego (7.8, Dec 17)
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‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year
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