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M7.1 earthquake, Turkey, 2011-10-23

MagnitudeM7.1mww

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Depth18 km

Time (UTC)2011-10-23 10:41

Rank in 201114 / 207among M6+

Rank since 19001227 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×45approx.

27 km NNE of Van, Turkey · 38.72, 43.51

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.6 2011-10-23	2011-10-23 10:48	9 km	33 km NNE of Van, Turkey
M5.6 2011-10-23	2011-10-23 10:56	5 km	24 km SSE of Erci?, Turkey
M5.7 2011-10-23	2011-10-23 11:32	5 km	24 km SSW of Erci?, Turkey
M5.9 2011-10-23	2011-10-23 20:45	5 km	eastern Turkey
M5.6 2011-10-25	2011-10-25 14:55	14 km	33 km SE of Erci?, Turkey
M5.6 2011-11-09	2011-11-09 19:23	5 km	2 km WNW of Edremit, Turkey

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1976 M7.3M7.3

1930 M7.1M7.1

2011 M7.1M7.1

1924 M6.9M6.9

1966 M6.8M6.8

1983 M6.8M6.8

1988 M6.8M6.8

1949 M6.8M6.8

1975 M6.7M6.7

1971 M6.6M6.6

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.4 2003-05-01	2003-05-01 00:27	10 km	13 km N of Bingöl, Turkey
M6.8 1988-12-07	1988-12-07 07:41	5 km	10 km N of Gogaran, Armenia
M6.8 1983-10-30	1983-10-30 04:12	12 km	27 km E of Narman, Turkey
M7.3 1976-11-24	1976-11-24 12:22	36 km	47 km S of Do?ubayaz?t, Turkey
M6.7 1975-09-06	1975-09-06 09:20	26 km	7 km ENE of Lice, Turkey
M6.6 1971-05-22	1971-05-22 16:44	10 km	14 km ENE of Bing?l, Turkey
M6.2 1967-07-26	1967-07-26 18:53	26 km	19 km NW of Yedisu, Turkey
M6.3 1966-08-20	1966-08-20 11:59	27 km	14 km N of Karlıova, Turkey
M6.8 1966-08-19	1966-08-19 12:22	15 km	14 km NE of Varto, Turkey
M6.8 1949-08-17	1949-08-17 18:44	15 km	14 km ENE of Yedisu, Turkey

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.