BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 4. Residents of the
Guba, Khachmaz, Siyazan districts, as well as the cities of
Sumgayit and Baku, along with the Absheron Peninsula and nearby
areas, experienced tremors, Vusala Rafiggizi, head of the
information department at the Republican Seismological Service
Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, told
Trend.
According to her, the tremors reached 4-5 on the Richter scale,
following an earthquake that occurred in the Caspian Sea.
The earthquake, measuring 5.7 in magnitude, originated in the
Caspian Sea, as reported by the Republican Seismological Service
Center. The tremors were felt in various parts of the country,
including the city of Baku.
