List of earthquakes in Azerbaijan
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 | Lat | Lon | Fatalities | Comments | Sources | |
427 | Ganja | 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 | Şamaxı 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 | Şamaxı | 40.60 | 48.60 | 7,000 | 5.7 | |||
9 August 1828 | 16:00 | Şamaxı | 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 on the Mercalli intensity scale, but no details of damage or information about casualties. | ||
11 June 1859 | 13:00 | Şamaxı see 1859 Shamakhi earthquake | 40.70 | 48.50 | 100 | 5.9 | ||
13 February 1902 | 09:39:30 | Şamaxı | 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 | 40.80 | 47.45 | 1 | 5.4 | ||
25 November 2000 | 18:09:11.4 | Baku see 2000 Baku earthquake | 40.25 | 49.95 | 26 | 6.8 | ||
7 May 2012 | 9:40 | Zaqatala Rayon | 41.54 | 46.77 | 15 injured | 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. | |
5 June 2018 | 18:40:30 | Zaqatala Rayon | 41.53 | 46.79 | 1 dead, 31 injured | 5.4 | Homes were damaged and social facilities disrupted. One person died of a heart attack and 31 others were injured. |