M6.0 earthquake near Jalilabad, Jalilabad

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 15 km NE of Prishibinskoye, Azerbaijan on 19 Feb 1924, 06:59 UTC at a depth of 35 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Jalilabad, about 22 km away in Jalilabad, Azerbaijan.