(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 23. An earthquake of
magnitude 4.9 occurred in Azerbaijan.
Director general of the Republican Seismic Survey Center under
the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences told Gurban Yetirmishli
trend in this regard
that weak tremors occur in Azerbaijan every day. These are natural
processes.
"An inspection will be carried out today to see which houses
have cracks and damage. This is the work of the Ministry of
Emergency Situations. There is no probability of an earthquake with
strong destruction. People don't have to worry," he noted.
Today, at 01:23 local time, an earthquake of magnitude 4.9
occurred in Azerbaijan. The Republican Seismological Service Center
of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan told Trend that
the earthquake occurred on the border of Masalli and Jalilabad
districts.
The hearth lay at a depth of 22 kilometers. In nearby areas,
tremors up to three points were felt.
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