2000 Turkmenistan earthquake
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| Date | 6 December 2000 |
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| Origin time | 17:11:08 UTC[1] |
| Magnitude | 7.0 Mw [1] |
| Depth | 30 km (19 mi) [1] |
| Epicenter | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [1] |
| Type | Oblique-slip [2] |
| Areas affected | Turkmenistan |
| Max. intensity | VIII |
| Casualties | 11 dead |
The 2000 Turkmenistan earthquake took place at 8:11 p.m. Moscow Time on December 6 and had a magnitude of 7.0.[3] The intensity of the earthquake reached VIII at its epicenter, and VI at the Turkmen capital of Ashgabat. The epicenter was located some 25 kilometers north of the city of Balkanabat and 125 kilometers southeast of Türkmenbaşy. There were unconfirmed reports that the quake killed up to 11 people and injured 5 others.[4]
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