Earthquake: Magnitude 7.3 - EASTERN TURKEY

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A magnitude 7.3 earthquake has occurred EASTERN TURKEY at: 38.86N 43.48E Depth 10km 23/10/2011 at 10:41:22 (Universal Time)

Earthquake location with respect to nearby cities:
 42 km N Van (pop 371713, local time 13:41:22.7 2011-10-23)
21 km SE Ercis (pop 91915, local time 13:41:22.7 2011-10-23)


http://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/recenteqsww/Quakes/usb0006bqc.php

Magnitude 7.3 - EASTERN TURKEY

2011 October 23 10:41:21 UTC

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Magnitude	7.3
Date-Time	Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 10:41:21 UTC Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 01:41:21 PM at epicenter
Location	38.627°N, 43.535°E
Depth	7.2 km (4.5 miles) set by location program
Region	EASTERN TURKEY
Distances	19 km (12 miles) NE (43°) from Van, Turkey 116 km (72 miles) N (351°) from Hakkari, Turkey 130 km (81 miles) SSE (161°) from Karakose (Agri), Turkey 192 km (119 miles) SSW (206°) from YEREVAN, Armenia
Location Uncertainty	Error estimate not available
Parameters	Nph=0, Dmin=0 km, Rmss=0 sec, Gp= 0, M-type="moment" magnitude from initial P wave (tsuboi method) (Mi/Mwp), Version=1
Source	U.S. Geological Survey, National Earthquake Information Center: World Data Center for Seismology, Denver
Event ID	usb0006bqc