Earthquake occurs in south of Azerbaijan.

Earthquake occurs in south of Azerbaijan.

An earthquake of magnitude 5 has occurred this morning in Lerik region in the south of Azerbaijan. The Republican Centre of Seismological Service under the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan reports that underground tremors of magnitude 5 were recorded at 07.43 local time 27 km east of seismological station Lerik, at a depth of 18 km.

In the epicentre the intensity of the earthquake was 5 MSK. In Lerik, Lenkaran, Astara, Yardiymly, Masally and Jalilabad regions the ground shocks with intensity of 4 MSK were felt, in other regions - 3 MSK. The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Azerbaijan reported no information about destruction or injured people as a result of the earthquake.

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