Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 6, 1938 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Azerbaijan on Tuesday, September 6, 1938 at 13:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Maştağa (Azerbaijan - AZ), about 55.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 50.305 and latitude 40.971.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	40.971, 50.305
UTC time	1938-09-06 13:28:20.070

Location	Baku
Country	Azerbaijan (AZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1938-09-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Maştağa	55.2 km
Bakikhanov	67.8 km
Sumqayit	68.4 km
Hövsan	69.0 km
Qaraçuxur	69.8 km
Baladjary	72.2 km
Xirdalan	74.4 km
Baku	74.7 km
Lökbatan	86.5 km
Xaçmaz	137.0 km
Şamaxı	145.2 km
Şirvan	163.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Baku Azerbaijan · 2026-04-15 02:52 UTC	145.9 km
M 4.2 Şamaxı Azerbaijan · 2026-02-27 12:05 UTC	122.4 km

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