Natural Disasters in the Caucasus

Earthquake occurs in Azerbaijani district

Earthquake occurs in Azerbaijani district

An earthquake has occurred in Azerbaijan. The magnitude of the tremors was 3.1. The hypocenter was located at a depth of 17 km. Residents did not feel the tremors.

Georgia earthquake felt in Azerbaijan

Georgia earthquake felt in Azerbaijan

A 4.7-magnitude earthquake recorded in Georgia was also felt in Azerbaijan, the Bureau of Earthquake Research of the Republican Seismic …

Another earthquake hits Azerbaijan

Another earthquake hits Azerbaijan

An earthquake has shaken the border of Azerbaijan and Georgia, the Republican Seismic Survey Center under the Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences …

Magnitude 3.2 quake hits Azerbaijan

Magnitude 3.2 quake hits Azerbaijan

A 3.2 magnitude earthquake hit Azerbaijan’s Guba district on July 17, the Republican Seismic Survey Center of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences reported. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 43 km 12km west from Khinalig …

Minor earthquake hits Syunik region

Minor earthquake hits Syunik region

A 3.5 earthquake struck Armenia's Syunik region Monday morning, the Armenian media outlets reported. On July 15 at 10:52 local time (06:52 GMT), the seismological network of the Armenian Ministry of Internal Affairs recorded an …

3.1-magnitude earthquake hits Azerbaijan

3.1-magnitude earthquake hits Azerbaijan

An earthquake occurred in the Hajigabul district of Azerbaijan. The magnitude of the tremors was 3.1. The hypocenter was located at a depth of 11 km.

Minor earthquake hits Caspian Sea

Minor earthquake hits Caspian Sea

The earthquake occurred in the Caspian Sea, the Bureau of Earthquake Research of the Republican Seismological Service Center under the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan (NASA) said. "The magnitude of the …

3.6-magnitude earthquake hits in Chechnya

3.6-magnitude earthquake hits in Chechnya

Tremors were recorded in Chechnya. The hypocenter was located at a depth of 50 km. There were no reports of casualties or damage. An earthquake had been earlier recorded in Dagestan.

Russian Railways restoring Armenia's railways

Russian Railways restoring Armenia's railways

Russian Railways has started the recovery work for railways inside Armenia and between Armenia and Georgia, Andrey Matveev, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk's press secretary Andrey Matveev said. …

Heavy rainfall causes damage in Tbilisi

Heavy rainfall causes damage in Tbilisi

Tbilisi City Hall said heavy overnight rainfall had caused damage to road infrastructure, uprooted trees and collapsed slopes in Georgia’s capital of Tbilisi. Gldani district was affected by the rainfall the most. …