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Province
Ahal
Turkmenistan · Asia
Ahal is a province of Turkmenistan, in Asia. It lies on the Eurasian Plate. Records include 3 major earthquakes since 1900.
Tectonic Plates
Hazard Levels
Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.
- River FloodHigh
- EarthquakeHigh
- Water ScarcityHigh
- WildfireHigh
- Extreme HeatMedium
- Urban FloodLow
- LandslideLow
- CycloneVery Low
Major Earthquakes Since 1900
- 19481948 Ashgabat Earthquake · M 7.2110,000 deaths
- 19291929 Koppeh Dagh Earthquake · M 7.23,800 deaths
- 1929Faruj · M 5.921 deaths
Sources: Natural Earth · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS · GEM · Bird (2003), PB2002