May 11, 2017 Earthquake: Ardabil, Iran, Azerbaijan
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Ardabil, Iran, Azerbaijan on May 11, 2017 at 03:24:21 UTC, 63 km below the surface.
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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
- May 11, 2017
- Time
- 03:24:21 UTC
- Place
- Ardabil, Iran, Azerbaijan
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 63 km (39 mi)
- Intensity
- 5 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 39.816° N, 48.570° E
- Country
- Azerbaijan
The toll
- Injuries
- 20
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses damaged
- 85
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.
At least 20 people injured and 85 homes damaged in Parsabad, Iran. Samaxı, Samaxı, Azerbaijan - CDI: 5; Ucar, Ucar, Azerbaijan - CDI: 4; Kesla, Bakı, Azerbaijan - CDI: 3 (reference #13456)
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
- February 28, 1997, Ardabil, Iran
- January 3, 1864, Lenkoran, Niar, Ardabil, Azerbaijan, Iran
- January 28, 1872, Shemakha (Semacha), Azerbaijan
- June 11, 1859, Shemakha (Semacha), Azerbaijan
- November 25, 2000, Baku, Azerbaijan
- June 4, 1999, Agdas, Ucar, Agali, Azerbaijan
- December 18, 1880, Semacha, Somaki, Armenia, Azerbaijan
- April 2, 1983, Kum-Dag, Turkmenistan
- January 1, 1671, Shemakha (Semacha), Azerbaijan
- September 2, 1869, Shemakha (Semacha), Azerbaijan
- August 9, 1828, Shemakha (Semacha), Azerbaijan
- February 5, 2019, Shemakha (Semacha), Azerbaijan
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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 10438.