M5.0 earthquake near Gumdag, Balkan

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 16 km NE of Gumdag, Turkmenistan on 5 Feb 2017, 15:59 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Gumdag, about 17 km away in Balkan, Turkmenistan.