List of earthquakes in Azerbaijan facts for kids
This list of earthquakes in Azerbaijan, is a list of notable earthquakes that have affected areas within the current boundaries of Azerbaijan.
Date | Time‡ | Place | Latitude | Longitude | Fatalities | Magnitude | Comments | Sources |
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427 | 40.5 | 46.5 | 6.7 | Little information available about this event, except that the damage was severe. | ||||
906 | Qivraq | 39.78 | 44.88 | 6.2 | ||||
30 September 1139 | night | Ganja | 40.40 | 46.23 | 6.3 | |||
November 1667 | Shamakhi see 1667 Shamakhi earthquake |
40.60 | 48.60 | 80,000 | 6.9 | Earthquakes lasted for three months, buildings of all types were ruined, damage to roads was so severe that caravans had to be re-routed. | ||
4 January 1669 | Shamakhi | 40.60 | 48.60 | 7,000 | 5.7 | |||
9 August 1828 | 16:00 | Shamakhi | 40.70 | 48.40 | 5.7 | |||
2 January 1842 | 22:00 | Baku, Mashtagi | 40.5 | 50.0 | 4.3–5.0 | Maximum perceived intensity of VIII (Severe) on the Mercalli intensity scale, but no details of damage or information about casualties. | ||
11 June 1859 | 13:00 | Shamakhi see 1859 Shamakhi earthquake |
40.70 | 48.50 | 100 | 5.9 | ||
28 January 1872 | 07:00 | Shamakhi | 40.60 | 48.70 | 5.7 | |||
13 February 1902 | 09:39:30 | Shamakhi | 40.70 | 48.60 | 86 | 6.9 | ||
27 April 1931 | 16:50:45 | Zangezur see 1931 Zangezur earthquake |
39.40 | 46.00 | 390-2,890 | 6.4 | ||
4 June 1999 | 09:12:50 | Agdash, Ucar, Ağalı | 40.802 | 47.448 | 1 | 5.4 | ||
25 November 2000 | 18:09:11.4 | Baku see 2000 Baku earthquake |
40.245 | 49.946 | 31 | 6.8 | ||
7 May 2012 | 9:40 | Zaqatala Rayon | 41.541 | 46.766 | 0 | 5.6 | Earthquake seriously damaged 20 residential buildings, partly collapsed sports hall of a school and injured 15 people. Also felt in nearby Russia and Georgia. |
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Terremotos en Azerbaiyán para niños
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