1948 Ashgabat earthquake
earthquake in Turkmenistan
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.
| UTC time | 1948-10-05 20:12:09 |
|---|---|
| ISC event | 897583 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | 6 October 1948 |
| Local time | 01:12:09 TMT |
| Magnitude | 7.3 Ms |
| Epicenter | 37°57′N 58°19′E / 37.95°N 58.32°E |
| Areas affected | Soviet Union (Turkmen SSR), Iran |
| Max. intensity | X (Extreme)[1] |
| Casualties | 10,000–110,000 |
References
change- ↑ "Comments for the significant earthquake". Significant Earthquake Database. National Geophysical Data Center. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
Other websites
change- The International Seismological Centre has a bibliography and/or authoritative data for this event.
