Earthquake 99 km southwest of the city of Makhachkala; also felt in Tavush

On December 8, at 10:42 a.m. local time (06:42 a.m. GMT), the seismological network of the Seismic Protection Territorial Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Armenia registered 99 from the city of Makhachkala, Russia, at the geographical coordinates of 42.23⁰ north latitude and 46.82⁰ east longitude. km south-west, with a depth of 10 km, an earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6.

The strength of the underground shock in the epicentral zone was 7-8 points.

The earthquake was felt in Tavush, Lori marzes with a magnitude of 3-4 and in Gegharkunik marz with a magnitude of 3.