What the records say
- When
- 25 Nov 2000
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.8
- Where
- Azerbaijan
- Coordinates
- 40.24° N, 49.95° E
- Deaths
- 31
- Injuries
- 430
- Depth km
- 50
2000 Baku earthquake
6.8 earthquake in Baku, Azerbaijan
On 25 November 2000, at 22:09, a Mw 6.8 earthquake struck with an epicenter just offshore Baku, Azerbaijan. It was followed a minute later by a Mw 6.5 event. The mainshock resulted in 35 mostly indirect fatalities and 600 injuries.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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