Earthquake details

Sunday, October 23, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 11:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Van (Turkey - TR), about 27.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 43.101 and latitude 38.603.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	38.603, 43.101
UTC time	2011-10-23 11:00:29.140

Location	Van
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2011-10-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Van	27.4 km
Adilcevaz	38.8 km
Erciş	52.1 km
Ahlat	56.4 km
Tatvan	72.3 km
Patnos	72.4 km
Bitlis	89.4 km
Bulanık	89.8 km
Ağrı	123.9 km
Siirt	126.1 km
Hakkâri	127.5 km
Şırnak	133.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1 Erciş Turkey · 2026-04-04 05:52 UTC	43.3 km
M 4.4 Van Turkey · 2025-12-07 19:17 UTC	42.0 km

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