Earthquake details

Thursday, April 6, 1950 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkmenistan on Thursday, April 6, 1950 at 02:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ashgabat (Turkmenistan - TM), about 4.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 58.338 and latitude 37.972.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	37.972, 58.338
UTC time	1950-04-06 02:43:31.950

Location	Ashgabat
Country	Turkmenistan (TM)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1950-04-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ashgabat	4.7 km
Abadan	15.4 km
Shīrvān	73.5 km
Qūchān	97.6 km
Bojnourd	104.7 km
Esfarāyen	123.6 km
Chenārān	163.1 km
Neyshabur	200.0 km
Tejen	201.9 km
Sabzawār	204.3 km
Mashhad	217.7 km
Kalāleh	259.2 km

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