International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1584492
Event time 2026-02-28 04:31:30 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-28 00:31:30 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-28 04:55:06 (UTC)
Magnitude 3
Depth 13 km
Class Minor
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Asia
Country Azerbaijan
Administration area Şamaxı
Nearest settlement Shamakhi
Distance 10 km
Course SW
Surface type underground quake

Overview map
Green circle [feel the Eq] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Population map
Green circle [feel the seism activity] 10 km, Orange circle 25 km, Yellow circle 75 km

Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
Kyurdamir Air Base (47,32 km), Kyurdamir Air Base (47,32 km), Bygyr Airport (61,40 km), Bygyr Airport (61,40 km), Mollakend Airport (61,55 km)
Nearest volcanoes
There is no known volcanoes nearby.
Quick Analysis
Due to the small magnitude of the earthquake and the moderate depth of the hypocenter, minimal damage is conceivable.