June 8, 1652 Earthquake: Caucasus, Russia
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck Caucasus, Russia on June 8, 1652, 10 km below the surface.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- June 8, 1652
- Place
- Caucasus, Russia
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 42.100° N, 47.700° E
- Country
- Russia
The toll
- Deaths
- Few (about 1 to 50)
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1652, June 8, 20:00. 42.1 N 47.7 E, magnitude 5.8, intensity VIII-IX. Destruction, deaths. (reference #223)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 1667, Shemakha (Samaxi), Azerbaijan
- January 14, 1668, Shemakha (Semacha), Azerbaijan
- February 13, 1902, Semacha, N Iran, Azerbaijan
- March 9, 1830, Russia
- January 28, 1872, Shemakha (Semacha), Azerbaijan
- June 11, 1859, Shemakha (Semacha), Azerbaijan
- March 9, 1830, Dagestan, Russia
- May 14, 1970, Dagestan, Russia
- October 11, 2008, Chechnya, Caucasus, Russia
- June 5, 2018, Shaki-Zaqatala, Azerbaijan
- June 4, 1999, Agdas, Ucar, Agali, Azerbaijan
- May 1, 1885, Caucasus, Russia
- 743, Caspian Sea, Russia
- May 7, 2012, Zagatala, Azerbaijan
- January 9, 1975, Dagestan, Russia
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 983.