M4.2 earthquake near Gumdag, Balkan

What happened

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 27 km E of Gumdag, Turkmenistan on 5 Feb 2017, 12:17 UTC at a depth of 27 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Gumdag, about 27 km away in Balkan, Turkmenistan.