Natural Disasters in the Caucasus

Earthquake hits Azerbaijan's Lankaran district

Earthquake hits Azerbaijan's Lankaran district

An earthquake has occurred in Azerbaijan's Lankaran district, the Republican Seismic Survey Center under Azerbaijan's National Academy of Sciences reported. The earthquake of 3.5 magnitude was recorded 19 km north from Lankaran …

Body of missing Spanish mountaineer found in Armenia

Body of missing Spanish mountaineer found in Armenia

Armenian search and rescue teams have found the body of the missing Spanish mountaineer, the Rescue Service said in a statement. The body was found at 10:15 local time.  Multiple search and rescue teams including a …

Tremors recorded in Azerbaijan

Tremors recorded in Azerbaijan

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.0 has occurred in Azerbaijan. Earlier, tremors were recorded in the Caspian Sea, with the hypocenter located at a depth of 44 km.

Armenia comments on damages caused by earthquake

Armenia comments on damages caused by earthquake

The strong earthquake that hit northern Armenia this morning caused minor structural damages, spokesperson of the Armenian Ministry of Interior Narek Sargsyan said. “In Gyumri, according to preliminary …

Sever earthquake hits Armenia

Sever earthquake hits Armenia

A magnitude 4,6 earthquake hit Armenia today 6 km north-east of Spitak, the Armenian Ministry of Interior reported. The quake was registered at 09:26 local time on March 8. The epicenter of the tremor was …

Earthquake hits Azerbaijan again

Earthquake hits Azerbaijan again

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.0 has occurred in Azerbaijan. Earlier, another earthquake occurred in the Ismayilli region of the country.

Adjara schools to close due to snow

Adjara schools to close due to snow

Bad weather continues to disrupt daily life in Adjara. Earlier, it was reported that kindergartens would close. Now, the authorities have decided to suspend the operation of schools, and public transport is also not working.

Seismic tremors jolt Caspian Sea

Seismic tremors jolt Caspian Sea

An earthquake has hit the Caspian Sea, the Republican Seismic Survey Center of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan said. The …

Fog causes to Baku airport flights

Fog causes to Baku airport flights

Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) flights scheduled on the Istanbul-Baku (J2-078), Moscow-Baku (J2-808) and Tel Aviv-Baku (J2-322) routes were diverted to an alternate …