Azerbaijan, Baku /corr. Trend Sh.Jaliloglu / A total of 715 homes have been damaged as a result of an earthquake which occurred in more than ten districts of Azerbaijan on 20 September at 21.58 hours.
The earthquake measuring 4 on the richter scale rendered 10 houses uninhabitable in Azerbaijan's district of Tartar. The earthquake measured 4.5 on the richter scale 20km from Tartar, 4 on the richter scale in the Azerbaijan's districts of Tartar and Neftchala, 3 on the richter scale in Shamkir and Mingachevir, 2.5 on the richter scale in Barda, Agdam and other districts of Karabakh and 3 on the richter scale in Lenkoran, Lerik and Yardimli districts.
The earthquake destroyed the medical center and music school in Tartar's village of Borsunlu. The Commission for Emergency Situations has established an expert group to assess the amount of the damage incurred.