Earthquake details

Monday, October 24, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkmenistan on Monday, October 24, 1966 at 14:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tejen (Turkmenistan - TM), about 79.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 59.611 and latitude 37.370.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	19.1 km
Coordinates	37.370, 59.611
UTC time	1966-10-24 14:31:17.530

Location	Tejen
Country	Turkmenistan (TM)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1966-10-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tejen	79.1 km
Chenārān	91.7 km
Qūchān	101.9 km
Mashhad	119.3 km
Ashgabat	126.0 km
Abadan	145.9 km
Neyshabur	147.9 km
Shīrvān	148.8 km
Sarakhs	165.4 km
Esfarāyen	189.1 km
Mary	197.6 km
Bojnourd	202.1 km

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