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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 (1941-09-10) |
| Local time | 23:53 |
| Magnitude | 5.9 Ms |
| Epicenter | 39°30′N 43°18′E / 39.5°N 43.3°E / 39.5; 43.3 |
| Areas affected | Turkey |
| Max. intensity | MMI VIII (Severe) |
| 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 and also 600 buildings have collapsed.
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). 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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