November 9, 2011 Earthquake: Van, Turkey

Felt (VII) at Van. Also felt at Erzurum and Hinis. Felt (II) at Tabriz, Iran. Also felt at Maraghan. Felt at Artashat, Armenia and at Dahuk, Iraq. (reference #1053)

A 5.7 magnitude earthquake toppled two hotels and 16 other buildings Wednesday in eastern Turkey just two weeks after a strong temblor there killed around 600 people, according to media reports. State-run TRT television said the quake brought down a six-story hotel, a second hotel, an office building and other buildings that had been damaged in the earlier quake in the province of Van. TV footage showed residents and rescuers trying to lift debris to evacuate people believed to be trapped under the hotel in the provincial capital of Van. Sky Turk television said the hotel was being used by journalists and aid workers who were in the city. About 35 people including reporters and rescue workers were trapped in the rubble, Sky News said. (reference #9634)

The death toll from the second earthquake to hit eastern Turkey in about two weeks rose to 19 on Friday as several rescue teams clawed through heaps of concrete to search for two journalists believed trapped in the rubble of a collapsed hotel. Colleagues of the two reporters from Turkey's Dogan news agency were among dozens of people anxiously waiting for news outside the wreckage of the Bayram Hotel, one of the two hotels that fell apart when the 5.7-magnitude quake hit the eastern city of Van late Wednesday. (reference #9669)

The death toll from Wednesday's 5.6-magnitude earthquake in eastern Turkey has risen to 40, the government said Sunday... Twenty-six people have been rescued as a result of Wednesday's quake. (reference #9671)