M4.9 Earthquake hit near Kyurdarmir in Azerbaijan on Sunday Evening.

Written by Earthquakelist.org on September 3rd, 2023. Last updated November 2nd, 2023.

In the evening of Sunday September 3rd, 2023, a Magnitude 4.9 earthquake hit under land 7 kilometer from Kyurdarmir in Azerbaijan. Other nearby countries are Iran, Russia, Armenia and Georgia.

Earthquake Summary

The earthquake struck on land in Azerbaijan, 7 kilometer (4 mi) east-southeast of Kyurdarmir in Kürdǝmir. The center of this earthquake had a quite shallow depth of 68 km. Shallow earthquakes usually have a larger impact than earthquakes deep in the earth.

Date and Time:	Sep 3, 2023 20:35 (Baku Time) - Sep 3, 2023 16:35 Universal Time.
Location:	7 km ESE of Kyurdarmir, Kürdǝmir, Azerbaijan. Coordinates 40°18'31"N 48°13'37"E.
Map:	Map of area around epicenter. Click to open in Google Maps.
Magnitude:	MAG 4.9 Detected by 17 stations. Maximum Error Range ±0.075 .
Depth:	68 km (42 mi) A quite shallow depth.
Tsunami Risk:	Tsunami very unlikely While this was a shallow earthquake, it appears to have occurred under land with a magnitude not strong enough to cause tsunami's. Always stay cautious - More info here.

Impact

The US Geographic Survey (USGS) describes the impact of this earthquake as follows:

Many homes and buildings damaged in Kurdamir.

Nearby towns and cities

This earthquake struck within proximity of multiple countries. Azerbaijan , Iran , Russia , Armenia and Georgia are all within 300km distance of its epicenter.

Kyurdarmir in Kürdǝmir, Azerbaijan is the nearest significant place from the epicenter. The earthquake occurred 7 kilometer (4 mi) east-southeast of Kyurdarmir.

Multiple large cities are in proximity of today's earthquake. Baku is located 141 km to the east. Tabriz is located 299 km to the south-southwest. Sumqayıt is located 126 km to the east-northeast.

A complete list of nearby places is included below.

Overview of nearby places

Cities and Towns around the epicenter of this earthquake.
Distance	Place
7 km (4 mi) WNW from epicenter	Kyurdarmir Kürdǝmir, Azerbaijan.
33 km (21 mi) NNE from epicenter	Aghsu Ağsu, Azerbaijan.
40 km (25 mi) SSE from epicenter	Sabirabad Sabirabad, Azerbaijan.
44 km (27 mi) SSE from epicenter	Saatlı Saatlı, Azerbaijan.
50 km (31 mi) SSE from epicenter	Əhmədbəyli Saatlı, Azerbaijan.
50 km (31 mi) NE from epicenter	Shamakhi Şamaxı, Azerbaijan.
51 km (32 mi) SSW from epicenter	Imishli İmişli, Azerbaijan.
54 km (34 mi) WNW from epicenter	Ujar Ucar, Azerbaijan.
56 km (35 mi) NW from epicenter	Göyçay Göyçay, Azerbaijan.
68 km (42 mi) ESE from epicenter	Hacıqabul Hacıqabul, Azerbaijan.
71 km (44 mi) WSW from epicenter	Agdzhabedy Ağcabǝdi, Azerbaijan.
73 km (45 mi) SE from epicenter	Şirvan Shirvan, Azerbaijan.
74 km (46 mi) WNW from epicenter	Ağdaş Ağdaş, Azerbaijan.
78 km (48 mi) SSW from epicenter	Pārsābād Ardabīl, Iran.
79 km (49 mi) SW from epicenter	Beylagan Beyləqan, Azerbaijan.
94 km (58 mi) W from epicenter	Barda Barda, Azerbaijan.
97 km (60 mi) WNW from epicenter	Yevlakh Yevlax, Azerbaijan.
98 km (61 mi) SSE from epicenter	Pushkino Bilǝsuvar, Azerbaijan.
102 km (63 mi) SE from epicenter	Salyan Salyan, Azerbaijan.
110 km (68 mi) W from epicenter	Terter Tǝrtǝr, Azerbaijan.
111 km (69 mi) WNW from epicenter	Mingelchaur Mingǝcevir, Azerbaijan.
116 km (72 mi) WSW from epicenter	Ağdam Ağdam, Azerbaijan.
118 km (73 mi) ENE from epicenter	Hacı Zeynalabdin Sumqayit, Azerbaijan.
118 km (73 mi) NNE from epicenter	Divichibazar Siyǝzǝn, Azerbaijan.
119 km (74 mi) N from epicenter	Quba Quba, Azerbaijan.
121 km (75 mi) SW from epicenter	Fizuli Füzuli, Azerbaijan.
124 km (77 mi) S from epicenter	Jalilabad Jalilabad, Azerbaijan.
126 km (78 mi) N from epicenter	Qusar Qusar, Azerbaijan.
126 km (78 mi) ENE from epicenter	Sumqayıt Sumqayit, Azerbaijan.
128 km (80 mi) E from epicenter	Lokbatan Baki, Azerbaijan.
130 km (81 mi) E from epicenter	Khirdalan Abşeron, Azerbaijan.
133 km (83 mi) NW from epicenter	Sheki Shaki, Azerbaijan.
135 km (84 mi) SE from epicenter	Neftçala Neftçala, Azerbaijan.
135 km (84 mi) E from epicenter	Bilajari Baki, Azerbaijan.
137 km (85 mi) WSW from epicenter	Xankandi Xankǝndi, Azerbaijan.
137 km (85 mi) NNE from epicenter	Xaçmaz Xaçmaz, Azerbaijan.
140 km (87 mi) WSW from epicenter	Şuşa Shusha City, Azerbaijan.
141 km (88 mi) E from epicenter	Baku Baki, Azerbaijan.
146 km (91 mi) E from epicenter	Zabrat Baki, Azerbaijan.
147 km (91 mi) E from epicenter	Sabunçu Baki, Azerbaijan.
148 km (92 mi) E from epicenter	Bakıxanov Baki, Azerbaijan.
148 km (92 mi) E from epicenter	Qaraçuxur Baki, Azerbaijan.
149 km (93 mi) E from epicenter	Amirdzhan Baki, Azerbaijan.
153 km (95 mi) E from epicenter	Maştağa Baki, Azerbaijan.
158 km (98 mi) E from epicenter	Hövsan Baki, Azerbaijan.
158 km (98 mi) E from epicenter	Biny Selo Baki, Azerbaijan.
163 km (101 mi) WNW from epicenter	Ganja Gǝncǝ, Azerbaijan.
164 km (102 mi) W from epicenter	Göygöl Goygol Rayon, Azerbaijan.
181 km (112 mi) SSE from epicenter	Lankaran Lankaran Sahari, Azerbaijan.
195 km (121 mi) WNW from epicenter	Shamkhor Şǝmkir, Azerbaijan.
196 km (122 mi) N from epicenter	Derbent Dagestan, Russia.
198 km (123 mi) SW from epicenter	Kapan Syunik, Armenia.
198 km (123 mi) NW from epicenter	Zaqatala Zaqatala, Azerbaijan.
213 km (132 mi) SSE from epicenter	Astara Astara, Azerbaijan.
216 km (134 mi) SSE from epicenter	Āstārā Gīlān, Iran.
229 km (142 mi) S from epicenter	Ardabīl Ardabīl, Iran.
256 km (159 mi) WNW from epicenter	Qazax Qazax, Azerbaijan.
263 km (163 mi) W from epicenter	Gavar Gegharkunik, Armenia.
270 km (168 mi) WSW from epicenter	Nakhchivan Nakhichevan, Azerbaijan.
292 km (181 mi) NW from epicenter	Telavi Kakheti, Georgia.
294 km (183 mi) W from epicenter	Hrazdan Kotayk, Armenia.
299 km (186 mi) SSW from epicenter	Tabriz East Azerbaijan, Iran.

Shaking reported by 8 people

People that feel an earthquake may report their experience to the US Geographic Survey. Currently, 8 people have reported shaking in 6 places, all within Azerbaijan.We keep updating this article as more ground reports become available. You may report that you felt this earthquake here.

Places with most reports:

Kürdəmir, Kürdəmir, Azerbaijan: 3 people.
Ağcabədi, Ağcabədi, Azerbaijan: 1 person.
Ağsu, Ağsu, Azerbaijan: 1 person.
Baku, Bakı, Azerbaijan: 1 person.
Ceyildağ, Bakı, Azerbaijan: 1 person.
Aşağı Ağcakənd, Goranboy, Azerbaijan: 1 person.

Aftershocks detected

Since this main shock, 1 smaller aftershock was detected. At a distance of 10 km (6 mi) south of this earthquake, an aftershock struck 5 hrs later. It measured a magnitude of 3

Overview of foreshocks and aftershocks

Detected MAG2.5+ earthquakes within within 100km (62 mi), that occurred in the three days before and after the main shock.
Classification	Magnitude	When	Where
Main Shock This Earthquake	M 4.9	Sep 3, 2023 20:35 (Baku Time)	-
Aftershock	M 3.0	5 hrs later Sep 4, 2023 01:19 (Baku Time)	10 km (6 mi) S from Main Shock.

More earthquakes coming?

Aftershocks are usually at least 1 order of magnitude less strong than main shocks. The more time passes, the smaller the chance and likely strength of any potential aftershocks.

It's always adviced to be cautious of the risk of a larger shock following any significant earthquake, however this risk is fairly small. There is a roughly 94 percent change that no larger main shock will follow in the days following this earthquake.

Read: How to Stay Safe during an Earthquake (cdc.gov).

Earthquakes like this happen often in the region

Earthquakes of this strength are very common in the region. This is the strongest earthquake to hit since August 22nd, 2023, when a 4.9 magnitude earthquake hit 150 km (93 mi) further south-southeast. An even stronger magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck on November 7th, 2019.

In total, 23 earthquakes with a magnitude of 4.9 or higher have been registered within 300km (186 mi) of this epicenter in the past 10 years. This comes down to an average of once every 5 months.

Tsunami very unlikely

DISCLAIMER: We strongly suggest to closely monitor advice from local authorities with regards to tsunami risks. Our analysis is based on automatically collected data from external sources, and these might contain mistakes. In addition, earthquakes can cause landslides that may lead to a tsunami, or be a followed by another, potentially stonger, earthquake.

While MAG-6.5+ earthquakes may cause tsunami's, it appears that the epicenter of this earthquake hit under land. In addition, the reported depth is deeper than 100km, making the risk of a tsunami even less likely. However always stay cautious and monitor advice from local authorities.

Tsunami Risk Factors

Factor	Under Sea?	MAG-6.5 or stronger?	Shallow depth?
Explanation	Almost all tsunami's are caused by earthquakes with their epicenter under sea or very near the sea. However stay cautious in coastal areas as earthquakes on land may cause landslides into sea, potentially still causing a local tsunami.	Under MAG 6.5: Very unlikely to cause a tsunami. MAG 6.5 to 7.5: Destructive tsunami's do occur, but are uncommon. Likely to observe small sea level changes. MAG 7.6+: Earthquakes with these magnitudes might produce destructive tsunami's.	Most destructive tsunami's are caused by shallow earthquakes with a depth between 0 and 100km under the surface of the earth. Deeper tsunami's are unlikely to displace to ocean floor.
This Earthquake	Not this earthquake. This earthquake appears to have struck on land far from any coast.	Not this earthquake. This earthquake had a magnitude of 4.9. Earthquakes of this strength are unlikely to trigger a tsunami.	This earthquake occurred at a depth of of 68 km (42 mi). Earthquakes this shallow could trigger a tsunami.

Sources

Last updated 02/11/23 11:58 (). As more information on this earthquake becomes available this article will be updated. This article is automatically composed based on data originating from multiple sources.