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1667 Shamakhi earthquake

Coordinates: 40°36′N 48°36′E / 40.6°N 48.6°E / 40.6; 48.6
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1667 Şamaxı earthquake
1667 Shamakhi earthquake is located in Azerbaijan
1667 Shamakhi earthquake
Local dateNovember 25, 1667 (1667-11-25)
Magnitude6.9 Ms
Depth12 km
Epicenter40°36′N 48°36′E / 40.6°N 48.6°E / 40.6; 48.6[1]
Areas affectedShamakhi, Shirvan, Safavid Iran (present-day Republic of Azerbaijan)
Max. intensityX (Extreme)
Casualties80,000

The 1667 Shamakhi earthquake occurred on 25 November 1667 with an epicenter close to the city of Shamakhi, Azerbaijan (then part of Safavid Iran).[2] It had an estimated moment magnitude scale of 6.9 and a maximum felt intensity of X (Extreme) on the Mercalli intensity scale. An estimated 80,000 people died.[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): NCEI/WDS Global Significant Earthquake Database. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. "Significant Earthquake Information". doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Retrieved 30 March 2022.
  2. Matthee, Rudi (2012). Persia in Crisis: Safavid Decline and the Fall of Isfahan. I.B.Tauris. p. 153. ISBN 978-1-84511-745-0.