Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 5, 1948 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkmenistan on Tuesday, October 5, 1948 at 20:12 UTC with a magnitude of 7.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Abadan (Turkmenistan - TM), about 15.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 58.364 and latitude 38.084.

Magnitude	7.2
Alert	Extreme
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	38.084, 58.364
UTC time	1948-10-05 20:12:09.310

Location	Ashgabat
Country	Turkmenistan (TM)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1948-10-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Abadan	15.0 km
Ashgabat	15.0 km
Shīrvān	85.5 km
Qūchān	109.6 km
Bojnourd	113.5 km
Esfarāyen	135.1 km
Chenārān	173.6 km
Tejen	204.0 km
Neyshabur	211.7 km
Sabzawār	216.9 km
Mashhad	227.3 km
Kalāleh	264.7 km

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