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Turkmenistan earthquakes in 1996

2 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Turkmenistan in 1996. The largest: M5.0 42 km NW of Balkanabat, Turkmenistan, Jul 19, 1996.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19951997

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Where every quake of 1996 was located in Turkmenistan. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1996

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19960
February 19960
March 19960
April 19960
May 19960
June 19960
July 199615.042 km NW of Balkanabat, Turkmenistan
August 19960
September 19960
October 19960
November 19960
December 199614.820 km NNW of Türkmenba?y, Turkmenistan

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.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Turkmenistan nowWorldwide in 1996

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.