M6.2 earthquake near Türkmenbaşy, Balkan

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 104 km W of Türkmenba?y, Turkmenistan on 17 Sept 1989, 00:53 UTC at a depth of 51 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 105 km away in Balkan, Turkmenistan.