M6.5 earthquake near Baku, Baki

What happened

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck 23 km SSE of Badamdar, Azerbaijan on 25 Nov 2000, 18:10 UTC at a depth of 33 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 Baku, about 24 km away in Baki, Azerbaijan.