1 THE EARTHQUAKE WITH 7,2 MAGNITUDE HIT EASTERN PART OF TURKEY The earthquake on Sunday, 23 October 2011, struck at 13:41 (10:41 GMT) eastern part ofTurkey by with 7,2 magnitude, at a depth of 20km (12 miles), with its epicenter 16km in Van province with a population of 1 million. An earthquake struck Van province in November 1976, with 5,291 confirmed dead.By Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute The quake affected a large scale of geography extending from Igdır city in the north to Hakkari city in the south. The impact of the quake was felt in a broad region of convergence,neighboring cities Bitlis, Ağrı, Iğdır, Erzurum, Muş, Bingöl, Tunceli, Batman, Şırnak, Mardin, Diyarbakır, Siirt and Şanlıurfa. It was followed by a series ofRoughly 20 aftershocks powerful aftershocks; the largest had a magnitude of 6.0. More than 240 people died and 1,100 were injured in quake, many of them in the town of Ercisdistrict of Van province, where 970 buildings have been damaged out of which more than 55 apartment buildings have totally collapsed, asannounced by 11:00 a.m. local time by “Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency” of Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry . The death toll is expected to rise as Hundreds are still trapped. Mustafa Erdik, Kandilli Observatory general manager estimated hundreds of lives had been lost. "It could be 500 or 1,000," he added. He said he based his estimate on the 7.2 magnitude of the earthquake, the strongest since 1999, and the quality of construction.
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THE EARTHQUAKE WITH 7,2 MAGNITUDE HIT EASTERN PART OF TURKEY
The earthquake on Sunday, 23 October 2011, struck at 13:41 (10:41 GMT) eastern part of Turkey by with 7,2 magnitude, at a depth of 20km (12 miles), with its epicenter 16km in Vanprovince with a population of 1 million. An earthquake struck Van province in November 1976,with 5,291 confirmed dead.
By Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute
The quake affected a large scale of geography extending from Igd ır city in the north to Hakkaricity in the south. The impact of the quake was felt in a broad region of convergence, neighboring cities Bitlis, A ğr ı, I ğd ır, Erzurum, Mu ş , Bingöl, Tunceli, Batman, Şırnak, Mardin,Diyarbak ır, Siirt and Şanl ıurfa. It was followed by a series of Roughly 20 aftershocks powerfulaftershocks; the largest had a magnitude of 6.0.
More than 240 people died and 1,100 were injured in quake, many of them in the town of Ercis district of Van province , where 970 buildings have been damaged out of which more than 55apartment buildings have totally collapsed, as announced by 11:00 a.m. local time by
“Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency” of Republic of Turkey Prime Ministry . Thedeath toll is expected to rise as Hundreds are still trapped.
Mustafa Erdik, Kandilli Observatory general manager estimated hundreds of lives had beenlost. "It could be 500 or 1,000," he added. He said he based his estimate on the 7.2 magnitudeof the earthquake, the strongest since 1999, and the quality of construction.
Ad ıyaman, Sakarya, Mu ş , A ğr ı and Bitlis rushed to
the earthquake zone right after the earthquake hit
the region. Rescue team of 38 people started the
activities in three different earthquake hit areas
trying to rescue the people trapped in the rubbles.
Emergency Relief Team of IHH providing aid at the earthquake zone
The relief team of IHH with 140 people from
different cities of Turkey have been providing basic
needs to the affected people. Moreover, a team is
situated at the Crisis Center set up by the District
Governorship of Ercis and providing services as
coordination office and information center.
Medical team of IHH arrived at the earthquake zone
A medical team of IHH as well has arrived at the earthquake zone providing basic medical aid
to the wounded people as well as the relatives of the people trapped in the rubbles.
A cargo aircraft, a truck and a mobile kitchen sent to the earthquake zone
A cargo aircraft loaded with equipment and material required for rescue has been sent fromIstanbul to Van. The mobile kitchen of IHH is able to supply cooked food to ten thousand of