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Earthquake jolts Azerbaijan - VÄ°DEO

Earthquake jolts Azerbaijan - <span style="color: red;">VÄ°DEO

29 September 2014 07:41 (UTC +04:00)

According to the Ganja Seismologic Station, the quake was recorded in Gabala District, where the magnitude reached 5.5, while from Ganja to Aghstafa it was recorded to be 3.5. No casualities were reported.

Gabala has been shaken off by three tremors in the morning today. The first tremors were recorded 22 km northeast of the city of Gabala at 6:38:07 am local time. The quake was magnitude 6 at the epicenter, 5 in Gabala, and 4-3 in the majority of the country’s regions. There were no casualties, the Republican Seismological Service Center of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) told APA.

The second quake hit the city of Gabala at 8:55:52 am. A bit later, at 9:19:08 am, the third quake was recorded. These tremors passed unnoticed.