Earthquake — Azerbaijan: Shemakha (Samaxi)

When

Nov 1667

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

6.9

Where

Azerbaijan

Coordinates

40.60° N, 48.60° E

Deaths

80000

Intensity mmi

10

Depth km

12

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1667 seismic event centered near present-day Shamakhi, Azerbaijan

The 1667 Shamakhi earthquake occurred on 25 November 1667 with an epicenter close to the city of Shamakhi, Azerbaijan. It had an estimated surface-wave magnitude of 6.9 and a maximum felt intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale. An estimated 80,000 people died.

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