- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 23, 2020 CE
- Location:
- Turkey, Van, Iran
- Magnitude:
- 6 Mw
- Depth:
- 10 km
- Deaths:
- 10
- Injuries:
- 141
- Intensity (MMI):
- 7
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
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 5.4
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.8
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.7
- EMEC_2021: Mw 3.8
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.2
Other earthquake records of 2020 CE
- Greece, Samos, Turkey: Izmir · Mw 7 · 118 deaths
- Turkey, Elazig And Malatya Provinces · Mw 6.7 · 41 deaths
- Mexico, Oaxaca · Mw 7.4 · 10 deaths
- Balkans Nw, Croatia: Petrinja · Mw 6.4 · 8 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province: Qiaojia · Mw 5.1 · 4 deaths
- Puerto Rico, Ponce, San Juan · Mw 6.4 · 4 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 2020 CE Earthquake — Turkey, Van, Iran happen?
- February 23, 2020 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: 10. Historical death tolls vary by source.