A Study on the Van, Turkey Earthquake of 23 October 2011, Mw7.2

Document Type : Review Paper

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International Institute of Earthquake Engineering and Seismology (IIEES), Tehran, IRAN Corresponding author: Mehdi Zaré, IIEES, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

The Van Turkey earthquake of 23 October 2011, Mw7.2, occurred at 13:41
local time, and caused 644 death losses (according to official sources from
hospitals), of which 477 in Ercis. The Van earthquake epicenter was closed
to an active tectonic intersection zone in NW Iran, eastern Turkey and SW
Caucasus, and the earthquake fault with a compressional mechanism with
almost east-west direction, created a surface rupture with a 10km length in
the north of Van, between the coast line of Van and Ercek lakes. This article
represents the seismological aspects of the Van earthquake based on a 5 -
day visit by the reconnaissance team of IIEES started on the 26th day after
the mainshock

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