Earthquake details

Sunday, March 23, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Azerbaijan on Sunday, March 23, 1986 at 14:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Türkmenbaşy (Azerbaijan - AZ), about 118.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 51.629 and latitude 40.346.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	40.346, 51.629
UTC time	1986-03-23 14:26:03.260

Location	Baku
Country	Azerbaijan (AZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1986-03-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Türkmenbaşy	118.4 km
Hövsan	131.0 km
Maştağa	139.0 km
Qaraçuxur	140.5 km
Bakikhanov	141.2 km
Baku	147.4 km
Baladjary	155.0 km
Xirdalan	159.3 km
Lökbatan	160.8 km
Sumqayit	168.2 km
Şirvan	234.2 km
Salyan	240.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Baku Azerbaijan · 2026-04-15 02:52 UTC	175.3 km
M 4.2 Şamaxı Azerbaijan · 2026-02-27 12:05 UTC	236.5 km

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