Contemporary era · 1948
1948 Ashgabat earthquake
The 1948 Ashgabat earthquake was on 6 October with a surface-wave magnitude of 7.3 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), in Turkmenistan near Ashgabat. Due to censorship by the Soviet government, the event was not widely reported in the Soviet media.
- When
- 6 Oct 1948
- Where
- Turkmenistan
- Era
- Contemporary
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