Earthquake details

Sunday, October 23, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 18:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Van (Turkey - TR), about 24.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 43.338 and latitude 38.710.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	5.0 km
Coordinates	38.710, 43.338
UTC time	2011-10-23 18:10:45.160

Location	Van
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2011-10-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Van	24.3 km
Erciş	35.2 km
Adilcevaz	53.6 km
Patnos	70.8 km
Ahlat	74.6 km
Tatvan	95.0 km
Bulanık	101.5 km
Bitlis	112.5 km
Doğubeyazıt	113.3 km
Ağrı	114.8 km
Hakkâri	131.2 km
Salmās	136.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1 Erciş Turkey · 2026-04-04 05:52 UTC	20.5 km
M 4.4 Van Turkey · 2025-12-07 19:17 UTC	20.4 km

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