Earthquake details

Sunday, October 23, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 20:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Van (Turkey - TR), about 30.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 43.077 and latitude 38.634.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	5.0 km
Coordinates	38.634, 43.077
UTC time	2011-10-23 20:45:34.860

Location	Van
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2011-10-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Van	30.8 km
Adilcevaz	35.2 km
Erciş	50.0 km
Ahlat	53.4 km
Patnos	68.5 km
Tatvan	70.9 km
Bulanık	86.1 km
Bitlis	88.3 km
Ağrı	120.3 km
Siirt	126.5 km
Hakkâri	131.5 km
Doğubeyazıt	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	42.8 km
M 4.4 Van Turkey · 2025-12-07 19:17 UTC	43.4 km

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