1895 Balkan earthquake

Earthquake in Turkmenistan October 2024 1895 Caspian earthquake Turkmenistan 39.5 N 53.7 E inline,title 1895 7 8 yes 21:30 TMT s y 7.4 60 km mi 0 on Capian Region, Turkmenistan 10 yes Yes The 1895 Caspian earthquake occurred on 8 July, at 21:30 TMT, in Uzun-Ada, Caspian Region, Turkmenistan. It had an estimated surface-wave magnitude of 7.4 occurring at 60 km mi 0 on depth and had a maximum Modified Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme).National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information Significant Earthquake Information https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/earthquake/event-more-info/2474 20 June 2024 N. N. Ambraseys The Krasnovodsk (Turkmenistan) Earthquake of 8 July 1895 https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/pdf/10.1142/S1363246997000131 Journal of Earthquake Engineering 1997 1 2 293 10.1142/S1363246997000131 subscription __TOC__ Tectonic setting Turkmenistan lies at the northern edge of the zone of complex tectonics caused by the continuing collision between the Arabian plate and the Eurasian plate. The main structure in the Caspian Sea is the Apsheron Sill, a zone of active subduction.https://www.researchgate.net/publication/328854399 An integrated Geological Model for the Greater Cheleken Area, Central Caspian Basin, Turkmenistan; Complez Synsedimentary Transcurrent Faulting and compartmentalization in Plio-Pleistocene Calstic Reservoirs Van Dijk J. Ajayi A.T. 2018 Society of Petroleum Engineers 20 June 2024 Eid T. Eldali M. Ellen H. Guney H. Hashem M. Knispel R. Rouis L. Santoni S. Tsunami Tsunami waves formed in the Caspian Sea after the earthquake. References Category:1895 earthquakes Category:July 1895 in Asia Category:Earthquakes in Turkmenistan Category:1895 in the Russian Empire Category:1890s disasters in Asia