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Moderate mag. 4.6 earthquake - 16 km southeast of Sayat, Provincia de Lebap, Turkmenistan, on Thursday, Jan 26, 2023 at 2:51 am (GMT +5) -

Updated: Jan 27, 2023 12:00 GMT - refresh

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Moderate mag. 4.6 earthquake - 16 km southeast of Sayat, Provincia de Lebap, Turkmenistan, on Thursday, Jan 26, 2023 at 2:51 am (GMT +5)

Moderate magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 10 km depth

25 Jan 21:59 UTC: First to report: NCS after 8 minutes.

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Date & time	Jan 25, 2023 21:51:45 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Jan 26, 2023 at 2:51 am (GMT +5)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.6
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	38.6813°N / 64.0098°E (Provincia de Lebap, Turkmenistan)
Antipode	38.681°S / 115.99°W
Shaking intensity	Moderate shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	NCS (National Center for Seismology)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	16 km (10 mi) SE of Sayat (Lebap) (pop: 17,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 57 km (36 mi) SE of Turkmenabat (Lebap) (pop: 234,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 64 km (40 mi) SSE of Farap (Lebap) (pop: 14,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 84 km (52 mi) SSE of Olot Shahri (Bukhara, Uzbekistan) (pop: 12,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 96 km (60 mi) S of Karakul’ (Bukhara, Uzbekistan) (pop: 22,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 141 km (88 mi) NW of Atamyrat (Lebap) (pop: 33,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 200 km (124 mi) NE of Bayramaly (Mary) (pop: 75,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 498 km (309 mi) ENE of Ashkhabad (Ashgabat) (pop: 727,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Clear Sky -3.6°C (25 F), humidity: 77%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from ESE
Estimated seismic energy released	5 x 10¹¹ joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.6	10 km	Turkmenistan: 415km W of Dushanbe, Tajikistan	NCS

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Seismic station: Batken, Kyrgyzstan (BTK/KR network) | Distance from quake: 605 km / 376 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Batken, Kyrgyzstan: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

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Date and time GMT	Mag Depth	Distance	Location	Details
Mar 19, 1984 20:28 39 years ago	7.0 15 km	191km / 119mi	97 km NW of Karakul’, Bukhara, Uzbekistan	More
May 17, 1976 02:58 47 years ago	7.0 10 km	195km / 121mi	106 km NW of Buchara, Bukhara, Uzbekistan	More
Apr 8, 1976 02:40 47 years ago	7.0 33 km	182km / 113mi	82 km NW of Buchara, Bukhara, Uzbekistan	More
Jan 1, 1911 10:18 112 years ago	6.7 35 km	270km / 168mi	Shōr Tepah, 70 km NW of Balkh, Afghanistan	More
Nov 22, 2014 13:45 8 years ago	6.2 10 km	338km / 210mi	33 km SW of Balkh, Afghanistan	More
Apr 8, 1976 02:59 47 years ago	6.2 33 km	166km / 103mi	69 km NW of Buchara, Bukhara, Uzbekistan	More
Jun 4, 1978 19:30 45 years ago	6.0 33 km	192km / 119mi	96 km NW of Buchara, Bukhara, Uzbekistan	More
Jul 24, 2005 18:05 18 years ago	5.1 24 km	111km / 69mi	28 km SW of Buchara, Bukhara, Uzbekistan	More
Apr 11, 1983 08:31 40 years ago	4.9 33 km	62km / 39mi	64 km SW of Kogon Shahri, Bukhara, Uzbekistan	More
Jul 2, 1983 11:42 40 years ago	4.8 33 km	71km / 44mi	54 km S of Kogon Shahri, Bukhara, Uzbekistan	More
Jun 15, 1983 13:34 40 years ago	4.8 33 km	71km / 44mi	54 km S of Kogon Shahri, Bukhara, Uzbekistan	More
Apr 22, 1983 03:56 40 years ago	4.8 33 km	68km / 42mi	58 km SW of Kogon Shahri, Bukhara, Uzbekistan	More
Apr 3, 1984 08:15 39 years ago	4.7 33 km	132km / 82mi	41 km E of Kogon Shahri, Bukhara, Uzbekistan	More
Aug 4, 1983 05:22 40 years ago	4.7 33 km	120km / 75mi	23 km W of Koson, Qashqadaryo, Uzbekistan	More
Jul 11, 1983 14:47 40 years ago	4.7 33 km	68km / 42mi	60 km S of Kogon Shahri, Bukhara, Uzbekistan	More
May 26, 1983 12:46 40 years ago	4.7 33 km	64km / 40mi	61 km S of Kogon Shahri, Bukhara, Uzbekistan	More
May 16, 1983 12:07 40 years ago	4.7 33 km	70km / 43mi	56 km SW of Kogon Shahri, Bukhara, Uzbekistan	More
Mar 5, 1983 11:37 40 years ago	4.7 33 km	74km / 46mi	53 km S of Kogon Shahri, Bukhara, Uzbekistan	More
Aug 27, 1983 05:04 39 years ago	4.6 33 km	68km / 42mi	60 km S of Kogon Shahri, Bukhara, Uzbekistan	More
Jul 16, 1983 04:32 40 years ago	4.5 33 km	126km / 78mi	24 km NW of Koson, Qashqadaryo, Uzbekistan	More
Jul 17, 1986 14:58 37 years ago	4.4 33 km	154km / 96mi	26 km NW of Seydi, Provincia de Mary, Turkmenistan	More
Apr 18, 1986 12:39 37 years ago	4.4 33 km	141km / 88mi	Provincia de Lebap, 24 km N of Seydi, Provincia de Mary, Turkmenistan	More
Jun 3, 1983 12:10 40 years ago	4.4 33 km	128km / 80mi	16 km W of Koson, Qashqadaryo, Uzbekistan	More
Jan 17, 2022 10:30 1 year 1 weeks ago	4.3 10 km	111km / 69mi	Turkmenistan	More
Jun 1, 1983 11:58 40 years ago	4.3 33 km	122km / 76mi	15 km SE of Muborak, Qashqadaryo, Uzbekistan	More
Apr 28, 1983 12:18 40 years ago	4.3 33 km	118km / 73mi	13 km SE of Muborak, Qashqadaryo, Uzbekistan	More
Aug 14, 1985 02:29 37 years ago	4.2 33 km	118km / 73mi	30 km NW of Karakul’, Bukhara, Uzbekistan	More
May 8, 1993 13:21 30 years ago	4.0 181 km	57km / 35mi	64 km SE of Karakul’, Bukhara, Uzbekistan	More
Apr 20, 1982 05:39 41 years ago	4.0 33 km	93km / 58mi	32 km SW of Kogon Shahri, Bukhara, Uzbekistan	More
Jun 17, 2022 10:34 32 weeks ago	3.3 10 km	81km / 50mi	Uzbekistan, 84 km N of Atamyrat, Provincia de Lebap, Turkmenistan	More
Dec 15, 2021 21:19 1 year 6 weeks ago	3.1 10 km	111km / 69mi	22 km E of Seydi, Provincia de Mary, Turkmenistan	More
May 27, 2021 08:17 1 year 35 weeks ago	3.1 10 km	55km / 34mi	82 km S of Turkmenabat, Provincia de Lebap, Turkmenistan	More
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