Director General of Seismological Service Center visits quake-affected area

Baku. 6 February. REPORT.AZ/ "The aftershocks of the earthquake that occurred in the Ismayilli region at 23.31 on February 5 continue," Spokesperson for the Republican Seismological Service Center at the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan (NASA) Vusala Rafiggizi told Report.

She said that the last two aftershocks were not palpable: "The magnitude of the last two aftershocks was above 3. At the moment, the aftershocks continue, and they can be either palpable or not."

The spokesperson said that General Director of the Service Gurban Yetirmishli is in the area: "The area is under surveillance."

According to the Republican Center of Seismological Service under the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan, the underground tremor was recorded at 23.31, 11 km southwest of the Pirqulu station in Ismayilli. The tremors magnitude in the epicenter was about 6 points and in suburban areas it reached 5.4 points.