- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- September 10, 1941 CE
- Location:
- Turkey, Van, Ercis
- Magnitude:
- 6 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
- Deaths:
- 430
- Intensity (MMI):
- 8
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 6
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.4
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.4
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.4
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.97
Other earthquake records of 1941 CE
- Yemen, Razih · Ms 5.9 · 1,200 deaths
- Iran, Mohammadabad · Mw 6.3 · 730 deaths
- Taiwan · M 7.1 · 319 deaths
- China, Heilongjiang Province · Ms 6 · 132 deaths
- Mexico, Michoacan, Colima, Jalisco · Mw 7.6 · 84 deaths
- China, Sichuan Province · Ms 6 · 15 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1941 CE Earthquake — Turkey, Van, Ercis happen?
- September 10, 1941 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 430. Historical death tolls vary by source.