The seismological network of Armenia on Sunday recorded an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.8 in Azerbaijan, at 8:36pm local time, 40 kilometers southwest of Shamakhi city, and at a depth of 10 kilometers.

The tremor measured magnitude 6 to 7 at the epicenter, the Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh) Ministry of Internal Affairs informed.

This seismic activity was felt also in Artsakh capital Stepanakert.