Today at 09:59 in the north-west of the country, 200 km from Baku, there wa s an earthquake, the epicenter 14 km away to the north-east of the town of Gabala at the depth six km.
At the epicenter the magnitude of the quake was six points, in Gabala - five points. Tremors with the force 3-4points were felt in most regions of the country, according to the Republican Seismological Service Center.
Local residents say there were no injuries or destructions. However, the epicenter of the aftershocks occurred in the mountain villages, and there is no information from there.
An earthquake of similar capacity was in the same region on 29 September, then some buildings in highland villages were destroyed. —06D-
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