1941 Van–Erciş earthquake

1941 Van–Erciş earthquake

Date	10 September 1941 (1941-09-10)
Magnitude	5.9 M_s
Epicenter	39°30′N 43°18′E / 39.5°N 43.3°E / 39.5; 43.3Coordinates: 39°30′N 43°18′E / 39.5°N 43.3°E / 39.5; 43.3^[1]
Areas affected	Turkey
Max. intensity	VIII (Severe)^[2]
Casualties	192

The 1941 Van–Erciş earthquake occurred at 23:53 local time on 10 September. It had an estimated magnitude of 5.9 and a maximum intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale, causing 192 casualties.

References

↑ NGDC. "Comments for the Significant Earthquake". Retrieved 28 August 2010.
↑ Boğaziçi Üniversitesi. "Bogazici University Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute National Earthquake Monitoring Center (NEMC) List of earthquakes 1900 - 2004 (Büyük Depremler)" (in Turkish). Retrieved 28 August 2010.

Earthquakes in Turkey

Historical	115 Antioch 526 Antioch 847 Damascus 1268 Cilicia 1509 Constantinople 1653 East Smyrna 1688 Smyrna 1855 Bursa 1859 Erzurum 1894 Istanbul 1903 Manzikert 1912 Mürefte 1914 Burdur

Contemporary	1924 Pasinler 1926 Kars 1930 Salmas 1935 Erdek–Marmara Islands 1935 Digor 1938 Kırşehir 1939 Erzincan 1941 Van–Erciş 1942 Niksar–Erbaa 1943 Adapazarı–Hendek 1943 Tosya–Ladik 1944 Bolu–Gerede 1946 Varto–Hınıs 1949 Karlıova 1951 Kurşunlu 1952 Hasankale 1953 Yenice–Gönen 1957 Fethiye 1957 Abant 1966 Varto 1967 Mudurnu 1970 Gediz 1971 Bingöl 1975 Lice 1976 Çaldıran–Muradiye 1983 Erzurum 1983 Biga 1992 Erzincan 1995 Dinar 1998 Adana–Ceyhan 1999 Izmit 1999 Düzce 2003 Bingöl 2010 Elazığ 2011 Kütahya 2011 Van 2014 Aegean Sea

← Earthquakes in 1941 →

Colima (7.7, Apr 15) † Andaman Islands (7.7–8.1, June 26) †‡ Van–Erciş (5.9, Sept 10) † Chungpu (7.1, Dec 17) †

† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths ‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year

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1941 Van–Erciş earthquake

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