Earthquake details

Saturday, September 16, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Azerbaijan on Saturday, September 16, 1989 at 02:05 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hövsan (Azerbaijan - AZ), about 123.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 51.534 and latitude 40.337.

Magnitude	6.5
Alert	Severe
Depth	54.8 km
Coordinates	40.337, 51.534
UTC time	1989-09-16 02:05:08.910

Location	Baku
Country	Azerbaijan (AZ)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1989-09-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hövsan	123.0 km
Türkmenbaşy	125.8 km
Maştağa	131.2 km
Qaraçuxur	132.5 km
Bakikhanov	133.2 km
Baku	139.4 km
Baladjary	147.0 km
Xirdalan	151.3 km
Lökbatan	152.8 km
Sumqayit	160.5 km
Şirvan	226.1 km
Salyan	232.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Baku Azerbaijan · 2026-04-15 02:52 UTC	167.5 km
M 4.2 Şamaxı Azerbaijan · 2026-02-27 12:05 UTC	228.9 km

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