M 8 Earthquake - Baku, Azerbaijan

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Start date: 02/01/1842

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Azerbaijan

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The Baku earthquake is assumed to be the strongest earthquake ever to affect the Baku area of Azerbaijan (Richter Magnitude 8). The epicentre was located in the suburbs of Baku - Mashtaga and Nardaran.

¹ Wikipedia. 2006. Baku Earthquake
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1842_Baku_earthquake

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