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Weak mag. 2.8 earthquake - Kalbajar, 15 km northwest of Khojaly District (Xocalı), Azerbaijan, on Sunday, October 25, 2020 at 15:38 GMT

Weak magnitude 2.8 earthquake at 6 km depth

25 Oct 16:00 UTC: First to report: IRSC after 22 minutes.
26 Oct 03:55: Magnitude recalculated from 3.0 to 2.8. Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.0 to 6.0 km (from 6.2 to 3.7 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 5.6 km (3.5 mi) towards S.

Earthquake details

Date & time	Oct 25, 2020 15:38:37 UTC
Local time at epicenter
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	2.8
Depth	6.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	39.98°N / 46.64°E (Kalbajar, Azerbaijan)
Antipode	39.98°S / 133.36°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking near epicenter
Felt	0 reports
Primary data source	IRSC
Nearest volcano	Tskhouk-Karckar (62 km / 39 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	15 km (9 mi) WNW of Khojaly District (Xocalı) (pop: 5,810) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 20 km (13 mi) NNW of Khankendi (Xankǝndi) (pop: 53,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 25 km (15 mi) W of Ağdam (pop: 39,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 26 km (16 mi) NNW of Shusha (pop: 18,700) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 30 km (19 mi) SSW of Ağdǝrǝ (Tǝrtǝr) (pop: 10,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 53 km (33 mi) ESE of Kǝlbǝcǝr (pop: 8,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 82 km (51 mi) SSE of Gjandzha (Gǝncǝ) (pop: 313,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 83 km (52 mi) SSW of Yevlakh (Yevlax City) (pop: 127,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 94 km (59 mi) SSW of Mingachevir (Mingǝcevir) (pop: 95,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 280 km (174 mi) W of Baku (Baki) (pop: 1,116,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Overcast Clouds 17.4°C (63 F), humidity: 49%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from WSW
Estimated seismic energy released	1 x 10⁹ joules (278 kilowatt hours, equivalent to 0.239 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
2.8	6 km	15 Km of Xocali, Azerbaijan	IRSC
3.4	12 km	26 Km S of Ganja, Azerbaijan	EMSC

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