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Earthquakes in Van

Latest earthquakes in Van (Republic of Türkiye), the strongest recorded, statistics and nearby places.

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Earthquakes M2.5+ and the wildfire fronts shown on the map.

Recent events in Van

Historical overview

Earthquakes M3.0+ and significant events of other hazards.

About Van

Van has recorded 286 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M7.1 in 2011.

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Earthquakes

286 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M7.1.

Recent earthquakes

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
4.231 km NNW of Van, Republic of Türkiye10.0 km
5.123 km SSE of Ercis, Republic of Türkiye10.0 km
4.427 km NE of Van, Republic of Türkiye18.3 km

Strongest earthquakes on record

MagLocationTime (UTC)Depth
7.128 km NNE of Van, Republic of Türkiye16.0 km
5.931 km WNW of Van, Republic of Türkiye5.0 km
5.715 km WSW of Van, Republic of Türkiye5.0 km
5.725 km SSW of Ercis, Republic of Türkiye5.0 km
5.714 km NE of Konalga, Republic of Türkiye35.6 km
5.633 km SE of Ercis, Republic of Türkiye14.0 km
5.625 km SSE of Ercis, Republic of Türkiye5.0 km
5.634 km NNE of Van, Republic of Türkiye9.0 km
5.642 km WSW of Van, Republic of Türkiye65.3 km
5.530 km W of Van, Republic of Türkiye50.9 km
5.449 km E of Van, Republic of Türkiye10.0 km
5.47 km ESE of Van, Republic of Türkiye4.3 km
5.229 km NNE of Van, Republic of Türkiye10.0 km
5.226 km NW of Van, Republic of Türkiye10.0 km
5.230 km NW of Van, Republic of Türkiye10.0 km

Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)

19762026
Year
20262M5.1
20252M4.4
20242M4.2
20231M4.5
20224M5.2
20215M4.9
20207M5.4
20192M4.1
20181M4.4
20173M4.5
20164M4.4
20153M4.7
20147M4.5
201312M4.5
201224M4.9
2011158M7.1
20081M4.4
20072M4.1
20061M3.6
20056M4.0
20043M4.6
20032M4.0
20014M4.7
20006M5.6
19973M4.7
19951M4.0
19881M5.5
19871M4.4
19861M4.7
19852M4.6
19843M5.7
19782M4.6
19774M5.0
19766M5.0

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