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]Areas affectedTurkeyMax. intensityMMI VIII (Severe)[2]Casualties192

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

  1. ^ NGDC. "Comments for the Significant Earthquake". Retrieved 28 August 2010.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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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1940
  • 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)
1941
  • 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)
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