1948 Ashgabat earthquake

Coordinates: 37°57′N 58°19′E / 37.95°N 58.32°E / 37.95; 58.32
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1948 Ashgabat earthquake
UTC time1948-10-05 20:12:09
ISC event897583
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local date6 October 1948 (1948-10-06)
Local time01:12:09 TMT
Magnitude7.3 Ms
Epicenter37°57′N 58°19′E / 37.95°N 58.32°E / 37.95; 58.32
Areas affectedSoviet Union (Turkmen SSR),
Iran
Max. intensityX (Extreme)[1]
Casualties10,000–110,000

The 1948 Ashgabat earthquake (Turkmen: 1948 Ашгабат ертитремеси, romanized: 1948 Aşgabat ýertitremesi; Russian: Ашхабадское землетрясение 1948 года, romanized: Ashkhabadskoye zemletryasenie 1948 goda) was on 6 October with a surface wave magnitude of 7.3. The earthquake hit Turkmenistan near Ashgabat.

References[change | change source]

  1. "Comments for the significant earthquake". Significant Earthquake Database. National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved 12 June 2015.

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