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

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