BAKU, Azerbaijan, December 14. An earthquake has occurred in the Iranian sector of the Caspian Sea, Trend reports.
According to the Republican Seismological Service Center of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, the magnitude of the earthquake registered at 15:04 (GMT+4) amounted to 4.5.
The earthquake was centered at the depth of 31 kilometers. The earthquake with intensity of more than 3 magnitude was felt in Azerbaijan's Lankaran and Lerik. Azerbaijan and Iran share a common land border, also both being Caspian littoral states.
Azerbaijan recently was shaken by an earthquake, also recorded in the Caspian Sea, 60 km east of Siyazan station. The magnitude of the earthquake amounted to 5.6 points. The earthquake was registered at a depth of 68 km.