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Moderate mag. 4.0 earthquake - 27 km west of Tejen, Provincia de Ahal, Turkmenistan, on Monday, Apr 18, 2022 at 9:48 am (GMT +5) -

Moderate magnitude 4.0 earthquake at 2 km depth

18 Apr 04:59 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 10 minutes.
18 Apr 12:06: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 12.0 to 2.0 km (from 7.5 to 1.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 18 km (11 mi) towards N.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Apr 18, 2022 04:48:56 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Monday, Apr 18, 2022 at 9:48 am (GMT +5)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4
Depth	2.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	37.33°N / 60.21°E (Turkmenistan)
Antipode	37.33°S / 119.79°W
Shaking intensity	Moderate shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	27 km (17 mi) WSW of Tejen (pop: 67,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 53 km (33 mi) E of Kaka (pop: 18,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 127 km (79 mi) NNE of Mashhad (Iran) (pop: 2,307,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 146 km (91 mi) WSW of Maras (pop: 114,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 162 km (100 mi) ESE of Änew (pop: 27,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 162 km (100 mi) ESE of Annau (pop: 27,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 175 km (109 mi) ESE of Ashgabat (pop: 727,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 176 km (109 mi) W of Bayramaly (pop: 75,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 190 km (118 mi) W of Yolöten (Ýolöten) (pop: 37,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 195 km (121 mi) ESE of Abadan (pop: 39,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 13.1°C (56 F), humidity: 68%, wind: 8 m/s (15 kts) from NW
Estimated seismic energy released	6.3 x 10¹⁰ joules (17.5 megawatt hours, equivalent to 15.1 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.0	2 km	TURKMENISTAN	EMSC
4.0	12 km	35 Km of Tecen, Turkmenistan	IRSC

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