23 October 2011 Van (Turkey) earthquake

Mustafa Erdik (), Yaver Kamer, Mine Demircioğlu and Karin Şeşetyan

Natural Hazards: Journal of the International Society for the Prevention and Mitigation of Natural Hazards, 2012, vol. 64, issue 1, 665 pages

Abstract: An earthquake of Mw7.2 on 23 October 2011 occurred in the Van region of Eastern Turkey. The main shock and long series aftershocks caused significant damage and claimed 644 lives. The particular features and the lessons learned are covered. Copyright Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2012

Keywords: Van earthquake; Strong ground motion; Earthquake damage; Earthquake losses (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1007/s11069-012-0263-9

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