Earthquake details

Sunday, October 23, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 11:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Erciş (Turkey - TR), about 24.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 43.300 and latitude 38.809.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	5.0 km
Coordinates	38.809, 43.300
UTC time	2011-10-23 11:32:41.220

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	35.7 km
Adilcevaz	49.3 km
Patnos	60.1 km
Ahlat	71.5 km
Bulanık	94.2 km
Tatvan	95.2 km
Ağrı	103.3 km
Doğubeyazıt	106.4 km
Bitlis	113.2 km
Iğdır	139.7 km
Hakkâri	142.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1 Erciş Turkey · 2026-04-04 05:52 UTC	16.3 km
M 4.4 Van Turkey · 2025-12-07 19:17 UTC	26.9 km

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