Current seaquake in Azerbaijan: Level 5.4 - All important details

Current seaquake in Azerbaijan: Level 5.4 - All important details

Title: Level 5.4 in front of Azerbaijan: All details about the event

A seaquake of the strength 5.4 occurred 50 km northeast of Xachmaz, Azerbaijan. The quake was registered on Monday, July 3rd, 2023 at 10:01 p.m. In this article, all important information is summarized for the event.

The quake occurred in the sea off the coast of Azerbaijan. There are several cities with a radius of 100 kilometers, including əbilyataq, Niyazoba, Kiçik Baraxum, Vasilyevka and Müqtədir with 2100 inhabitants. The judge scale classifies the quake at level 5.4.

In order to assess the severity of the quake more precisely, other factors such as the depth of eruption also play a role. This event assumes a depth of 60 kilometers. The experienced intensity is given with a maximum of 4.8 and the estimated intensity with a maximum of 4.278.

The precision of the information on the quake depends on the number and distance of the measuring stations. Average many stations were used in this quake, which means that the current findings can be classified as average precisely. The position determination of the earthquake is considered to be reliable on average.

The judge scale, which was developed by Charles Francis Richter, enables statements about the strength of earth and seaquakes. The magnitude of a quake is determined based on the seismogram and the amplitude. The judge scale is structured logarithmically, so that a quake of the strength 7 is ten times stronger than one of the strength 6, 100 times stronger than one of the strength 5 and 1,000 times stronger than one of the strength 4.

The Richter scale includes various magnitors that describe the earthquake strength, the effects and frequency of events.

Finally, it is pointed out that this article on the current data of the U.S. Geological Survey is based and the last update on July 4th, 2023 took place at 01:05.

Source: USGS, news.de