Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 28, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Azerbaijan on Tuesday, August 28, 2018 at 12:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lankaran (Azerbaijan - AZ), about 8.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 48.812 and latitude 38.821.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	38.821, 48.812
UTC time	2018-08-28 12:57:13.940

Location	Lankaran
Country	Azerbaijan (AZ)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2018-08-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lankaran	8.1 km
Lerik	34.9 km
Āstārā	43.7 km
Jalilabad	51.4 km
Ardabil	78.0 km
Salyan	87.6 km
Hashtpar	114.3 km
Pārsābād	120.2 km
Şirvan	124.7 km
Saatlı	129.5 km
Imishli	133.6 km
Sabirabad	135.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Lankaran Azerbaijan · 2026-04-12 18:46 UTC	70.6 km
M 5.6 Lankaran Azerbaijan · 2026-04-08 09:05 UTC	68.8 km

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