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Turkmenistan earthquake bulletin5/31/2023 The epicenter arrived more than 30 thousand military, and also representatives of the leadership of the Soviet Union to fight the consequences of natural disasters. In the Turkmen capital declared a state of emergency. By some miracle, managed to send a telegram to Tashkent and to report on the earthquake. In connection with the massive destruction of the city was not, therefore, until the morning of the Ashgabat disaster no one except the townspeople did not know. But the worst thing is that people died, but rather tens of thousands of people, most of them women and children. Disappeared from the face of the earth all living quarters, administrative buildings, railway station, and on the runway of the local airport formed a giant crack. The Capital of Turkmenistan was completely destroyed. In order to truly appreciate the power of the Ashgabat earthquake, enough to know that the displacement of the earth’s crust took place then, even in Moscow. The magnitude of some of them reached 10-Tibaldi mark on the Richter scale. However, the aftershocks continued until dawn. Therefore, the first thought of most attended was the idea that enemies dropped on the city of some powerful bomb. Then in 1948, just 3 years after Victory, in the memory of many people still very much alive was the horror of war. The First push of the residents of Ashgabat felt after midnight on October 6, namely, 1 hour and 13 minutes. That is why several decades, the tragedy was classified. The fact that the earthquake happened at night, resulted in a huge number of victims. Night in October 1948 in the capital of the Turkmen SSR was one of the worst disasters in the history of mankind. Funeral rites and services are held in mosques and churches across the country.Another 17/02/20 Ashgabat earthquake in 1948: the worst disaster in the USSR State flags are lowered all over the country, as well as in Turkmen offices abroad. The National day of memorial declared in Turkmenistan as non-working was included in the list of days celebrated in the country in memory of victims of Ashgabat's earthquake of 1948. The earthquake killed Niyazov's mother and the rest of his family, leaving him an orphan. In 2002, the government of Turkmenistan commemorated the devastating event by issuing special coins featuring images of President Suparmurat Niyazov and his family members. Natural disaster was a severe test for Turkmen people and razed to the ground the city with 198,000 people for 15-20 seconds," Berdymukhamedov said. "One of the most powerful earthquakes in the world occurred in Ashgabat and its surroundings on October 6th 1948, at 1:12. On Earthquake Memorial Day in 2009, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov said about 176,000 people suffered due to the Earthquake. A thousand doctors and medical employees immediately arrived in Ashgabat from all parts of the former Soviet Union to assist the survivors and the surrounding Soviet states offered help in whatever way they could. That's not to say that the Soviets didn't try to respond. After independence from Soviet rule, it was revealed that the number was closer to 110,00, which was 10% of the population of the country at the time. At the time, deaths were estimated at 10,000. Within a matter of minutes, Ashgabat and about 40 surrounding villages were reduced to rubble, with almost all brick buildings collapsing and concrete structures heavily damaged.ĭetails of the damage were censored by the Turkmen government, so estimates of casualties vary. The earthquake was recorded as having a magnitude of 7.3 and the epicentre was just south of the capital, Ashgabat. History of Earthquake Memorial DayĪt 1:12am on October 6th 1948 an earthquake struck Turkmenistan. This holiday is a memorial day to the victims of the massive and deadly earthquake that took place on this day in 1948. Earthquake Memorial Day is a national holiday in Turkmenistan observed on October 6th each year.
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