Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 25, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkey on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 14:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Erciş (Turkey - TR), about 33.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 43.623 and latitude 38.811.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	14.0 km
Coordinates	38.811, 43.623
UTC time	2011-10-25 14:55:08.240

Location	Van
Country	Turkey (TR)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2011-10-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Erciş	33.1 km
Van	40.9 km
Adilcevaz	77.3 km
Patnos	80.7 km
Doğubeyazıt	91.1 km
Ahlat	99.4 km
Ağrı	112.4 km
Khowy	119.1 km
Salmās	120.7 km
Bulanık	121.0 km
Tatvan	121.8 km
Qarah Ẕīā’ od Dīn	121.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 5.1 Erciş Turkey · 2026-04-04 05:52 UTC	13.8 km
M 4.4 Van Turkey · 2025-12-07 19:17 UTC	14.0 km

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