Quake Info: Light Mag. 4.1 Earthquake - Samukh Rayon, 44 km North of Gjandzha, Ganja City, Azerbaijan, on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 1:41 am (GMT +4)

Light mag. 4.1 earthquake - Samukh Rayon, 44 km north of Gjandzha, Ganja City, Azerbaijan, on Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 1:41 am (GMT +4) -

Light magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 30 km depth

9 May 21:47 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 6 minutes.
9 May 22:11: Now using data updates from EMSC

Earthquake details

Date & time	May 9, 2022 21:41:15 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at 1:41 am (GMT +4)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.1
Depth	30.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	41.07°N / 46.28°E (Samukh Rayon, Azerbaijan)
Antipode	41.07°S / 133.72°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	15 reports
Primary data source	EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)
Nearest volcano	Porak (125 km / 78 mi)
Nearby towns and cities	29 km (18 mi) N of Qasım İsmayılov (Şǝmkir) (pop: 1,930) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 36 km (22 mi) NNW of Nǝbiağalı (Samux) (pop: 6,010) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 38 km (24 mi) ENE of Zǝyǝm (Şǝmkir) (pop: 7,440) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 44 km (27 mi) N of Gjandzha (Gǝncǝ) (pop: 313,300) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 55 km (34 mi) SSW of Əliabad (Zaqatala) (pop: 9,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 69 km (43 mi) SW of Chinarly (pop: 6,510) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 89 km (55 mi) NW of Yevlakh (Yevlax City) (pop: 127,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 98 km (61 mi) NW of Tǝrtǝr (pop: 18,200) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 139 km (87 mi) ESE of Tbilisi (T'bilisi, Georgia) (pop: 1,049,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 314 km (195 mi) WNW of Baku (Baki) (pop: 1,116,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Broken Clouds 13.5°C (56 F), humidity: 65%, wind: 5 m/s (9 kts) from W
Estimated seismic energy released	8.9 x 10¹⁰ joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.1	30 km	Near Tbilisi, T'bilisi, Georgia	EMSC

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Vladikavkaz / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 2-5 s : My sofa was vibrating, revolving mirrors on my vanity table were shaking for a couple of seconds or so | One user found this interesting.

Tbilisi (142.3 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s : Chair vibrated | One user found this interesting. (reported through our app)

Tbilisi (135.8 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / vibration and rolling / 1-2 s : Horizontal swinging | One user found this interesting.

Tbilisi (145.6 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / vertical swinging (up and down) / 1-2 s : The door, bed window shaked | One user found this interesting.

Tbilisi (148.2 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 1-2 s (reported through our app)

Tbilisi (145.3 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II)

Tbilisi (139.4 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / very short

Tbilisi (139.3 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / very short

Georgia tbilisi (139.2 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)

Tbilisi (137.1 km WNW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 1-2 s

Tbilisi / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s

Tbilisi / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 s

Tbilisi / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 20-30 s

Ijevan / Weak shaking (MMI III)

Kvemo Orozmani / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 s

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