A earthquake of magnitude 5.9 occurred on Saturday in the northwestern part of Iran. This was reported on Saturday by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center.
According to information, the epicenter of underground shocks was 8 km southwest of the city of Hoy. The hearth lay at a depth of 15 km. Information about the victims and destruction has not yet been received.
In the Republican Center for the Seismological Service of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, it was reported that at 22:14 local time in the city of Hoy (Iran) at 108 km southwest of the Nakhchyan station, an earthquake of magnitude 6.2 was registered. The earthquake was felt by the force of up to 3-5 points in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic of Azerbaijan.