Earthquake details

Tuesday, November 4, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Azerbaijan on Tuesday, November 4, 1969 at 20:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hövsan (Azerbaijan - AZ), about 26.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 50.288 and latitude 40.195.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	40.9 km
Coordinates	40.195, 50.288
UTC time	1969-11-04 20:17:51.070

Location	Baku
Country	Azerbaijan (AZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1969-11-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hövsan	26.4 km
Qaraçuxur	34.9 km
Bakikhanov	36.9 km
Baku	39.3 km
Maştağa	44.3 km
Lökbatan	49.3 km
Baladjary	49.5 km
Xirdalan	53.3 km
Sumqayit	68.5 km
Şirvan	119.3 km
Salyan	129.7 km
Şamaxı	147.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Baku Azerbaijan · 2026-04-15 02:52 UTC	69.9 km
M 4.2 Şamaxı Azerbaijan · 2026-02-27 12:05 UTC	134.1 km

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