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M 7.2, EASTERN TURKEYOrigin Time: Sun 2011-10-23 10:41:21 UTC (13:41:21 local)Location: 38.63oN 43.49oE Depth: 20 km
PAGERVersion 2
Estimated Fatalities Estimated Economic LossesCreated: 1 hour, 31 minutes after earthquake
Estimated Population Exposed to Earthquake ShakingESTIMATED POPULATION
EXPOSURE (k = x1000) - -* 357* 8,454k* 9,435k 482k 265k 67k 377k 29kESTIMATED MODIFIEDMERCALLI INTENSITY
PERCEIVED SHAKING Not felt Weak Light Moderate Strong Very Strong Severe Violent Extreme
POTENTIALDAMAGE
ResistantStructuresVulnerableStructures
none
none
none
none
none
none
V. Light
Light
Light
Moderate
Moderate
Moderate/Heavy
Moderate/Heavy
Heavy
Heavy
V. Heavy
V. Heavy
V. Heavy*Estimated exposure only includes population within the map area.
Population Exposure population per ~1 sq. km from Landscan
Red alert for shaking-related fatalities andeconomic losses. High casualties andextensive damage are probable and thedisaster is likely widespread. Past red alertshave required a national or internationalresponse.
Estimated economic losses are 0-4% GDPof Turkey.
Structures:Overall, the population in this region residesin structures that are a mix of vulnerable andearthquake resistant construction. Thepredominant vulnerable building types areunreinforced brick masonry and nonductilereinforced concrete frame construction.
Historical Earthquakes (with MMI levels):
Date(UTC)
Dist.(km)
Mag. MaxMMI(#)
ShakingDeaths
1992-03-13 358 6.6 IX(151k) 4981975-09-06 241 6.7 VIII(1k) 2k1976-11-24 66 7.0 IX(33k) 4k
Recent earthquakes in this area have causedsecondary hazards such as landslides thatmight have contributed to losses.
PAGER content is automatically generated, and only considers losses due to structural damage.Limitations of input data, shaking estimates, and loss models may add uncertainty.http://earthquake.usgs.gov/pager Event ID: usb0006bqc
Selected City Exposurefrom GeoNames.org
MMI City PopulationIX Van 372kVIII Sarmansuyu 7kVII Ercis 92kVII Ozalp 8kVII Gevas 12kVI Adilcevaz 53kV Siirt 114kV Batman 302kV Gyumri 148kIV Erzurum 421kIV Yerevan 1,093k
bold cities appear on map (k = x1000)