List of earthquakes in Azerbaijan - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This list of earthquakes in Azerbaijan, is a list of notable earthquake

Earthquake

An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth's crust that creates seismic waves. The seismicity, seismism or seismic activity of an area refers to the frequency, type and size of earthquakes experienced over a period of time...

s that have affected the area currently defined as Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

Date	Time‡	Place	Latitude Latitude In geography, the latitude of a location on the Earth is the angular distance of that location south or north of the Equator. The latitude is an angle, and is usually measured in degrees . The equator has a latitude of 0°, the North pole has a latitude of 90° north , and the South pole has a...	Longitude Longitude Longitude is a geographic coordinate that specifies the east-west position of a point on the Earth's surface. It is an angular measurement, usually expressed in degrees, minutes and seconds, and denoted by the Greek letter lambda ....	Fatalities Death Death is the permanent termination of the biological functions that sustain a living organism. Phenomena which commonly bring about death include old age, predation, malnutrition, disease, and accidents or trauma resulting in terminal injury....	Magnitude Moment magnitude scale The moment magnitude scale is used by seismologists to measure the size of earthquakes in terms of the energy released. The magnitude is based on the seismic moment of the earthquake, which is equal to the rigidity of the Earth multiplied by the average amount of slip on the fault and the size of...	Comments
427			40.5	46.5		6.7	Little information available about this event, except that the damage was severe
906		Qivraq Qivraq Qıvraq is a village and municipality in, and is the administrative center of, the Kangarli Rayon of Nakhchivan, Azerbaijan. It has a population of 4,444....	39.78	44.88		6.2
30 September 1139	night	Ganja Ganja, Azerbaijan Ganja is Azerbaijan's second-largest city with a population of around 313,300. It was named Yelizavetpol in the Russian Empire period. The city regained its original name—Ganja—from 1920–1935 during the first part of its incorporation into the Soviet Union. However, its name was changed again and...	40.40	46.23		6.3
November 1667		Şamaxı Samaxi Şamaxı is a city in and the capital of the Shamakhi Rayon of Azerbaijan. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence. The city's estimated population as of 2010 was 31,704... see 1667 Shamakhi earthquake 1667 Shamakhi earthquake The 1667 Shamakhi earthquake occurred in November 1667 with an epicenter close to the city of Şamaxı, Azerbaijan. It had an estimated magnitude of 6.9 and a maximum felt intensity of X on the mercalli intensity scale. An estimated 80,000 people died....	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 caravan Caravan (travellers) A caravan is a group of people traveling together, often on a trade expedition. Caravans were used mainly in desert areas and throughout the Silk Road, where traveling in groups aided in defence against bandits as well as helped to improve economies of scale in trade.In historical times, caravans... s had to be re-routed
4 January 1669		Şamaxı Samaxi Şamaxı is a city in and the capital of the Shamakhi Rayon of Azerbaijan. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence. The city's estimated population as of 2010 was 31,704...	40.60	48.60	7,000	5.7
9 August 1828	16:00	Şamaxı Samaxi Şamaxı is a city in and the capital of the Shamakhi Rayon of Azerbaijan. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence. The city's estimated population as of 2010 was 31,704...	40.70	48.40		5.7
11 June 1859	13:00	Şamaxı Samaxi Şamaxı is a city in and the capital of the Shamakhi Rayon of Azerbaijan. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence. The city's estimated population as of 2010 was 31,704... see1859 Shamakhi earthquake 1859 Shamakhi earthquake The 1859 Shamakhi earthquake was a tremor, that took place on December 2, 1859, in the Baku Governorate region of Azerbaijan . December 2, 1859 earthquake caused the shifting of the same-named government center to Baku....	40.70	48.50	100	5.9
28 January 1872	07:00	Şamaxı Samaxi Şamaxı is a city in and the capital of the Shamakhi Rayon of Azerbaijan. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence. The city's estimated population as of 2010 was 31,704...	40.60	48.70		5.7
13 February 1902	09:39:30	Şamaxı Samaxi Şamaxı is a city in and the capital of the Shamakhi Rayon of Azerbaijan. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence. The city's estimated population as of 2010 was 31,704...	40.70	48.60	86	6.9
4 June 1999	09:12:50	Agdash, Ucar Ucar, Azerbaijan Ucar is a city in and the capital of the Ujar Rayon of Azerbaijan.- References :* – World-Gazetteer.com... , Ağalı Agali, Agdash Ağalı is a village in the Agdash Rayon of Azerbaijan. The village forms part of the municipality of Yuxarı Zeynəddin....	40.802	47.448	1	5.4
25 November 2000	18:09:11.4	Baku Baku Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal... see2000 Baku earthquake 2000 Baku earthquake The 2000 Baku earthquake occurred on Saturday, November 25, 2000 at 22:10 local time, measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale in the epicentre with 6.3 in Baku, Azerbaijan, and three minutes later followed by a quake measuring 5.9...	40.245	49.946	31	6.8

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