Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 16, 2023 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Turkmenistan on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at 01:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Türkmenbaşy (Turkmenistan - TM), about 32.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 53.143 and latitude 40.271.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 50.6 km
Coordinates 40.271, 53.143
UTC time 2023-08-16 01:37:31.880
Location Türkmenbaşy
Country Turkmenistan (TM)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2023-08-16

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