M5.0 earthquake near Shamakhi, Şamaxı

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 23 km NE of Basqal, Azerbaijan on 5 Feb 2019, 19:31 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Shamakhi, about 30 km away in Şamaxı, Azerbaijan.