1175 Earthquake: Turkmenistan

Name: 1175 Earthquake: Turkmenistan
Location: Turkmenistan

1175 · M7.1

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Turkmenistan in 1175, 15 km below the surface.

Map

Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.

The earthquake

Date: 1175
Place: Turkmenistan
Magnitude: 7.1
Focal depth: 15 km (9 mi)
Intensity: X, extreme shaking, on the Modified Mercalli scale
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 37.500° N, 65.500° E
Country: Turkmenistan

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

June 10, 1954, Northern, Afghanistan2,000 deaths · 173 km
May 1, 1994, Tashiak, Termiz, Hindu Kush, AfghanistanM6.1 · 160 deaths · 162 km
May 15, 818, Balkha, Hindu-Kush, Kazahkstan, Afghanistan, IndiaM7.5 · Deaths: many · 100 km
January 1, 1911, Kabul, AfghanistanM6.8 · Deaths: some · 112 km

Significant earthquakes of 1175 The 1100s Recent earthquakes near here

Sources

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 423.