M5.1 earthquake near Əhmədbəyli, Saatlı

What happened

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 16 km ESE of ?hm?db?yli, Azerbaijan on 11 May 2017, 03:24 UTC at a depth of 63 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 Əhmədbəyli, about 17 km away in Saatlı, Azerbaijan.