M6.3 earthquake near Gazakh, Qazax

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 23 km E of Salo?lu, Azerbaijan on 20 Feb 1920, 11:44 UTC at a depth of 15 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 Gazakh, about 31 km away in Qazax, Azerbaijan.