1941 Van–Erciş earthquake
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| UTC time | 1941-09-10 21:53:55 |
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| ISC event | 900990 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | 10 September 1941 |
| Local time | 23:53 |
| Magnitude | 5.9 Ms |
| Epicenter | 39°30′N 43°18′E / 39.5°N 43.3°E[1] |
| Areas affected | Turkey |
| Max. intensity | MMI VIII (Severe)[2] |
| Casualties | 192 |
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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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). World Health Organization. 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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