Earthquake details

Sunday, October 23, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 10:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Erciş (Turkey - TR), about 24.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 43.446 and latitude 38.814.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	5.0 km
Coordinates	38.814, 43.446
UTC time	2011-10-23 10:56:49.000

Location	Erciş
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2011-10-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Erciş	24.7 km
Van	36.0 km
Adilcevaz	62.0 km
Patnos	68.5 km
Ahlat	84.1 km
Doğubeyazıt	98.4 km
Bulanık	106.1 km
Ağrı	106.2 km
Tatvan	107.3 km
Bitlis	125.1 km
Iğdır	133.9 km
Salmās	133.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1 Erciş Turkey · 2026-04-04 05:52 UTC	5.7 km
M 4.4 Van Turkey · 2025-12-07 19:17 UTC	17.5 km

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