Earthquake details

Thursday, August 13, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Azerbaijan on Thursday, August 13, 1959 at 00:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Saatlı (Azerbaijan - AZ), about 16.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 48.400 and latitude 39.786.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 39.786, 48.400
UTC time 1959-08-13 00:33:13.950
Location Saatlı
Country Azerbaijan (AZ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1959-08-13

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