M5.1 earthquake near Türkmenbaşy, Balkan

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 31 km NNE of Türkmenbaşy, Turkmenistan on 16 Aug 2023, 01:37 UTC at a depth of 51 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Türkmenbaşy, about 32 km away in Balkan, Turkmenistan.