Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 22, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkmenistan on Tuesday, August 22, 2000 at 16:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bojnourd (Turkmenistan - TM), about 71.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 57.376 and latitude 38.117.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	38.117, 57.376
UTC time	2000-08-22 16:55:13.700

Location	Ashgabat
Country	Turkmenistan (TM)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2000-08-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bojnourd	71.6 km
Abadan	72.3 km
Ashgabat	90.3 km
Shīrvān	93.8 km
Esfarāyen	116.4 km
Qūchān	150.5 km
Kalāleh	185.0 km
Sabzawār	213.7 km
Gonbad-e Kāvūs	217.2 km
Chenārān	225.1 km
Āzādshahr	225.7 km
Neyshabur	246.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6

Ashgabat

Turkmenistan · 2025-07-01 19:16 UTC

46.1 km

M 4.8

Bojnourd

Iran · 2024-09-22 12:43 UTC

37.1 km

M 4.6

Bojnourd

Iran · 2024-09-21 23:58 UTC

49.0 km

M 4.3

Bojnourd

Iran · 2024-09-21 23:51 UTC

53.2 km

M 4.0

Bojnourd

Iran · 2024-09-10 22:16 UTC

81.9 km

M 4.4

Bojnourd

Iran · 2023-09-29 12:25 UTC

80.6 km

M 4.1

Bojnourd

Iran · 2023-06-03 09:23 UTC

86.3 km

M 4.0

Bojnourd

Iran · 2022-07-27 15:02 UTC

91.0 km

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