Turkmenistan earthquakes in 1983
14 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Turkmenistan in 1983. The largest: M5.2 11 km WSW of Gumdag, Turkmenistan, Mar 14, 1983.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1983 was located in Turkmenistan. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1983
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 4.768 km SW of Balkanabat, Turkmenistan · 33 km deep
- 4.619 km ENE of Gumdag, Turkmenistan · 33 km deep
- 5.152 km NW of Balkanabat, Turkmenistan · 33 km deep
- 4.541 km SSE of Gazojak, Turkmenistan · 33 km deep
- 4.9129 km NW of Türkmenba?y, Turkmenistan · 33 km deep
- 4.664 km SW of Türkmenba?y, Turkmenistan · 33 km deep
- 4.564 km S of Serdar, Turkmenistan · 47 km deep
- 4.723 km SE of Gumdag, Turkmenistan · 33 km deep
- 4.829 km N of Türkmenba?y, Turkmenistan · 33 km deep
- 4.67 km SE of Gumdag, Turkmenistan · 33 km deep
- 5.08 km SW of Gumdag, Turkmenistan · 33 km deep
- 5.211 km WSW of Gumdag, Turkmenistan · 33 km deep
- 4.93 km SSE of Gumdag, Turkmenistan · 33 km deep
- 4.88 km SE of Gumdag, Turkmenistan · 33 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1983 | 0 | ||
| February 1983 | 0 | ||
| March 1983 | 5 | 5.2 | 11 km WSW of Gumdag, Turkmenistan |
| April 1983 | 3 | 4.8 | 29 km N of Türkmenba?y, Turkmenistan |
| May 1983 | 2 | 4.9 | 129 km NW of Türkmenba?y, Turkmenistan |
| June 1983 | 1 | 4.5 | 41 km SSE of Gazojak, Turkmenistan |
| July 1983 | 0 | ||
| August 1983 | 2 | 5.1 | 52 km NW of Balkanabat, Turkmenistan |
| September 1983 | 1 | 4.7 | 68 km SW of Balkanabat, Turkmenistan |
| October 1983 | 0 | ||
| November 1983 | 0 | ||
| December 1983 | 0 |
What this means
The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.
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Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.