Earthquake details

Monday, September 18, 1961 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Azerbaijan on Monday, September 18, 1961 at 11:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Maştağa (Azerbaijan - AZ), about 48.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 50.084 and latitude 40.958.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	53.3 km
Coordinates	40.958, 50.084
UTC time	1961-09-18 11:01:06.130

Location	Maştağa
Country	Azerbaijan (AZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1961-09-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Maştağa	48.1 km
Sumqayit	53.9 km
Bakikhanov	60.8 km
Baladjary	61.8 km
Qaraçuxur	63.2 km
Xirdalan	63.2 km
Hövsan	65.0 km
Baku	66.6 km
Lökbatan	76.4 km
Xaçmaz	121.0 km
Şamaxı	126.9 km
Şirvan	149.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Baku Azerbaijan · 2026-04-15 02:52 UTC	139.4 km
M 4.2 Şamaxı Azerbaijan · 2026-02-27 12:05 UTC	103.9 km
M 4.0 Sumqayit Azerbaijan · 2025-08-21 13:17 UTC	86.0 km

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