YEREVAN. – According to preliminary data, the earthquake, which hit Azerbaijan on Monday, also was felt in the Tavush Region of Armenia and in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, where it measured 3 magnitude.
Information was received from the Armenia Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) National Seismic Protection Service, at 8:40am, that a 5.1-magnitude earthquake had occurred in Azerbaijan, at 6:38am local time, 23 km southwest of Quba city, the MES Rescue Service informed.
The quake measured 7 magnitude at the epicenter, and its hypocenter was 15 km beneath the surface.
But there are no reports on casualties, injuries, and material damage.
