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Magnitude-5 quake shakes Turkmenistan
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- 16 August, 2023
- 05:34
A magnitude-5 earthquake occurred in Turkmenistan at around 05:37 local time on August 16, European-Mediterranean Seismological Center said, Report informs.
The epicenter was about 52 km north of Turkmenbasy and 272 northeast of Baku. The tremor occurred at a depth of about 47 km. There have been no initial reports of damage or casualties as a result of the earthquake.
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