1948 Ashgabat Earthquake
A major disaster around Ashgabat, regarded as one of Central Asia's largest catastrophes.
Year1948
MagnitudeM7.3
DepthNot available in the source dataset
Lives lost110,000
What happened?
A major disaster around Ashgabat, regarded as one of Central Asia's largest catastrophes.
Why is it important?
110,000 recorded deaths make this event a major human-impact earthquake. Historical totals can vary between sources as records are revised.
How to read the data
Magnitude describes the energy released at the source. The mapped epicenter is 37.95, 58.38; it does not by itself describe the full affected area.