Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 hits Azerbaijan
Baku/03.09.23/Turan: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 occurred on September 3 at 20.38 local time, 14 km away. south of the Kurdamir seismological station in the Kurdamir region of Azerbaijan, the Republican Center for Seismology at the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan reported.
The source of the earthquake lay at a depth of 52 km.
At the epicenter of the earthquake, the force of tremors was 5 points.
In the adjacent areas, as well as in a number of central, southern and northern regions of the country, shocks of magnitude 4-3 were felt.
According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, as of 21.30, there were no reports of damage or casualties.
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