A strong earthquake occured in Azerbaijan.

According to the Seismic Protection Survey Seismological Network of the Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations, the tremor was registered at 12:57 local time, 38 km north-west of the city of Lankaran.

This seismic activity measured magnitude 6-7 at the epicenter.

The earthquake was felt in Armenia and the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh Republic/NKR), where it measured magnitude 2-3 and 3, respectively.