Earthquake details

Thursday, April 30, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Azerbaijan on Thursday, April 30, 1953 at 15:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Göyçay (Azerbaijan - AZ), about 62.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 48.129 and latitude 41.130.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	41.130, 48.129
UTC time	1953-04-30 15:45:26.200

Location	Mingachevir
Country	Azerbaijan (AZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1953-04-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Göyçay	62.5 km
Xaçmaz	67.7 km
Şamaxı	70.3 km
Şǝki	80.6 km
Mingachevir	98.7 km
Yevlakh	100.2 km
Derbent	105.1 km
Bǝrdǝ	119.2 km
Sabirabad	128.2 km
Ağcabǝdi	132.9 km
Saatlı	134.9 km
Zaqatala	136.0 km

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