Major magnitude. 7.0 earthquake - Turkmenistan on Wednesday, 6 December 2000 at 17:11 (GMT)

Major magnitude. 7.0 earthquake - Turkmenistan on Wednesday, 6 December 2000 at 17:11 (GMT)

Major magnitude 7.0 earthquake at 30 km depth

Date & time: 6 Dec 2000 17:11:06 UTC
Magnitude: 7
Depth: 30.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 39.566°N / 54.799°E (Turkmenistan)
Nearby towns and cities:
38 km (23 mi) E of Balkanabat (pop: 87,800) --> See nearby quakes!
44 km (27 mi) NNE of Gumdag (pop: 24,300) --> See nearby quakes!
71 km (44 mi) WNW of Bereket (pop: 21,100) --> See nearby quakes!
143 km (89 mi) WNW of Kizil-Arvat (pop: 12,000) --> See nearby quakes!
166 km (103 mi) ESE of Türkmenbaşy (pop: 68,300) --> See nearby quakes!
260 km (162 mi) WNW of Baharly (Bäherden) (pop: 23,000) --> See nearby quakes!
339 km (211 mi) WNW of Abadan (pop: 39,500) --> See nearby quakes!
359 km (223 mi) WNW of Ashgabat (pop: 727,700) --> See nearby quakes!
503 km (313 mi) WSW of Daşoguz (pop: 166,500) --> See nearby quakes!
523 km (325 mi) NNE of Teheran (Iran) (pop: 7,153,300) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 2 x 1015 joules (554 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 4.8 x 105 tons of TNT or 29.8 atomic bombs!) More info
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MagnitudeDepthLocationSource
M 7.030 kmTurkmenistanUSGS
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Aftershocks of the 7.0 quake Turkmenistan 6 December 2000 17:11 GMT

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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (2 quakes):
  • 19 Oct 2002 15:57 UTC
    | M 5.2 |
    33 km (20.5 mi) depth
    |
    59 km (37 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details
  • 10 Jun 2001 01:52 UTC
    | M 5.4 |
    34.1 km (21.2 mi) depth
    |
    85 km (53 mi) distance
    | USGS | Details

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Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900

Major magnitude. 7.0 earthquake - Turkmenistan on Wednesday, 6 December 2000 at 17:11 (GMT)
    Hint: Click on Date/Time to show latest first
  • Date / time UTC
    | Mag |
    Depth
    |
    Age
    |
    Distance
    | Details
  • 04 Nov 1946 21:47
    | 6.9 |
    38km / 24mi
    |
    74 years ago
    |
    32km / 20mi
    | Turkmenistan
  • 30 Jul 1970 00:52
    | 6.7 |
    15km / 9.3mi
    |
    51 years ago
    |
    225km / 140mi
    | Turkmenistan-Iran Border Region
  • 22 Feb 1984 05:44
    | 5.8 |
    33km / 21mi
    |
    37 years ago
    |
    73km / 45mi
    | Turkmenistan
  • 07 Sep 1987 11:32
    | 5.7 |
    37km / 23mi
    |
    33 years ago
    |
    22km / 14mi
    | Turkmenistan
  • 01 Jul 1994 10:12
    | 5.6 |
    41km / 25mi
    |
    27 years ago
    |
    142km / 88mi
    | Turkmenistan
  • 06 Oct 1958 09:29
    | 5.4 |
    15km / 9.3mi
    |
    62 years ago
    |
    242km / 150mi
    | Turkmenistan
  • 26 Jan 2000 23:00
    | 5.3 |
    33km / 21mi
    |
    21 years ago
    |
    170km / 106mi
    | Turkmenistan
  • 07 Jun 1986 01:46
    | 5.3 |
    37km / 23mi
    |
    35 years ago
    |
    67km / 42mi
    | Turkmenistan
  • 01 Jul 1994 19:50
    | 5.2 |
    44km / 28mi
    |
    27 years ago
    |
    140km / 87mi
    | Turkmenistan
  • 14 Mar 1983 12:12
    | 5.2 |
    33km / 21mi
    |
    38 years ago
    |
    52km / 33mi
    | Turkmenistan
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