M5.0 earthquake near Imishli, İmişli

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Imishli, Azerbaijan on 1 Aug 2016, 04:46 UTC at a depth of 16 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 Imishli, about 12 km away in İmişli, Azerbaijan.