Van earthquake of 2011

The 2011 Van earthquakes occurred in eastern Turkey near the city of Van. The first earthquake happened on 23 October at 13:41 local time. The shock had a Mww magnitude of 7.1 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe).

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Which happened first?

• Van earthquake of 2011 and 2011 Tarlay earthquake happened in the same year
• Van earthquake of 2011 and February 2011 Christchurch earthquake happened in the same year
• Van earthquake of 2011 and 2011 Virginia earthquake happened in the same year
• Van earthquake of 2011 and 2011 Lorca earthquake happened in the same year
• Van earthquake of 2011 happened 1 year after October 2010 Sumatra earthquake and tsunami

Timeline

1. October 2010 Sumatra earthquake and tsunamiOctober 25, 2010
2. 2011 Lorca earthquakeMay 11, 2011
3. 2011 Tarlay earthquakeMarch 24, 2011
4. 2011 Virginia earthquakeAugust 23, 2011
5. February 2011 Christchurch earthquakeFebruary 22, 2011
6. Van earthquake of 2011 (this page)October 23, 2011

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