Earthquake details

Sunday, September 17, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Azerbaijan on Sunday, September 17, 1989 at 01:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Türkmenbaşy (Azerbaijan - AZ), about 110.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 51.694 and latitude 40.243.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 53.1 km
Coordinates 40.243, 51.694
UTC time 1989-09-17 01:21:29.220
Location Baku
Country Azerbaijan (AZ)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-09-17

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