Earthquake details

Sunday, October 23, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 10:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Van (Turkey - TR), about 34.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 43.595 and latitude 38.751.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	9.0 km
Coordinates	38.751, 43.595
UTC time	2011-10-23 10:48:17.420

Location	Van
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2011-10-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Van	34.0 km
Erciş	36.8 km
Adilcevaz	75.1 km
Patnos	82.8 km
Ahlat	96.8 km
Doğubeyazıt	98.2 km
Ağrı	117.5 km
Tatvan	117.7 km
Salmās	119.2 km
Khowy	120.1 km
Bulanık	120.6 km
Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn	125.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1 Erciş Turkey · 2026-04-04 05:52 UTC	15.9 km
M 4.4 Van Turkey · 2025-12-07 19:17 UTC	7.0 km

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