M6.2 earthquake near Türkmenbaşy, Balkan

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 90 km NE of Türkmenba?y, Turkmenistan on 14 Feb 1938, 02:54 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Türkmenbaşy, about 91 km away in Balkan, Turkmenistan.