Naturally, a strong earthquake that happened yesterday in Georgia was felt in the nearby areas, the Director General of the Republican Center of the Seismological Service of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan (Nana), Gurban Institute of Sciences, said to journalists.
According to the words, the epicenter of the underground jokes was in Javakheti – the mountainous area of Georgia. Therefore, the earthquake did not cause serious damage.
He noted that the earthquake of 3-4 points was felt in the border areas of Azerbaijan – Gazakh, Akstafa, Ganja, Kedabek and others: “Aftershoki is already felt.”
“Underground shocks in Azerbaijan are registered every day. However, the destructive earthquake is not expected in Azerbaijan in Azerbaijan, and there are no reasons for concern,” added the simirmisley.
Note that in Georgia, the village of Sameb in the south of the country occurred the earthquake of magnitude 6.2. According to the European-Mediterranean seismological center, in Armenia, the epicenter of the earthquake of magnitude 5.3 was located 43 km north-east of Gyumri.