Major Earthquake

Magnitude 7.2

ID: iscgem897583

Location

14 km N of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Country: Turkmenistan

Date & Time

Oct 5, 1948

8:12 PM Z

Depth

15.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

38.0840, 58.3640

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Major Earthquakes

May cause a lot of damage in very populated areas

Location Map

14 km N of Ashgabat, Turkmenistan

Coordinates: 38.0840°, 58.3640° Depth: 15.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mw
Recorded On
October 5, 1948 at 8:12 PM
Last Updated
April 26, 2022 at 6:45 PM