February 5, 2019 Earthquake: Shemakha (Semacha), Azerbaijan
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Shemakha (Semacha), Azerbaijan on February 5, 2019 at 19:35:21 UTC, 10 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
- February 5, 2019
- Time
- 19:35:21 UTC
- Place
- Shemakha (Semacha), Azerbaijan
- Magnitude
- 5 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 40.896° N, 48.607° E
- Country
- Azerbaijan
The toll
- Injuries
- 30
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses damaged
- 3,000
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.
Executive Power of Azerbaijan's Shamakhi region received appeals regarding damage inflicted to nearly 3,000 houses and facilities in the region as a result of the recent earthquake, Chief Architect of the Shamakhi Executive Power Rustam Aliyev told Trend Feb. 21. He said that 2,043 houses were damaged in the city itself.
On Feb. 5-6, five earthquakes were recorded in various regions of Azerbaijan. An earthquake was recorded on Feb. 5 at 23:31 (GMT+4), 11 km southwest of the Pirgulu station, in the territory of Ismayilli region According to the Republican Seismic Survey Center, the earthquake was felt at its epicenter at a magnitude of 6 and 3-5 in its vicinity. Destruction has been mainly reported in the Shamakhi region.
(above from reference #12380)
Overall, 30 people sought medical help. Three of them were injured: one had a cerebral hemorrhage, while the rest showed signs of shock. (reference #12381)
At least 30 people injured and several houses and five schools damaged in Samaxi (reference #1053)
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
- January 28, 1872, Shemakha (Semacha), Azerbaijan
- June 11, 1859, Shemakha (Semacha), Azerbaijan
- November 25, 2000, Baku, Azerbaijan
- June 4, 1999, Agdas, Ucar, Agali, Azerbaijan
- June 5, 2018, Shaki-Zaqatala, Azerbaijan
- August 9, 1828, Shemakha (Semacha), Azerbaijan
- January 1, 1671, Shemakha (Semacha), Azerbaijan
- September 2, 1869, Shemakha (Semacha), Azerbaijan
- December 18, 1880, Semacha, Somaki, Armenia, Azerbaijan
- May 11, 2017, Ardabil, Iran, Azerbaijan
- January 2, 1842, Apscheron Peninsula, Azerbaijan
- May 1, 1885, Caucasus, 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 10394.