A magnitude 4.6 earthquake was recorded in the Caspian Sea on Tuesday evening.
The Earthquake Research Bureau of the Republican Seismic Survey Center informed the Operative Information Center-OMM that the seismic activity occurred at 22:46 local time. The tremors originated at a depth of 18 kilometers below the seabed.
According to the Operative Information Center-OMM, the earthquake was felt in the coastal city of Lankaran and surrounding areas. In these residential zones, the intensity of the tremors was recorded at a magnitude of 3.0. There were no immediate reports of damage or casualties resulting from the event.
The Caspian Sea region is a seismically active zone characterized by frequent minor to moderate tectonic movements. Azerbaijan, situated on the western shore of the Caspian, utilizes a sophisticated network of monitoring stations managed by the Republican Seismic Survey Center to track and analyze seismic data in real-time. Such events are common in the Alpine-Himalayan seismic belt, which passes through the Caucasus region and the Caspian basin.
