Lankaran: A 5.3 magnitude earthquake was recorded at a depth of 70 km in the Caspian Sea, 50 km east of Lankaran at 13:05 local time today, according to information received by the Crisis Management Center of the Ministry of Emergency Situations from the Republican Seismological Service Center under the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations said in a statement, APA reports.

According to Azeri-Press News Agency, the earthquake was felt at a magnitude of 3-4 in the southern regions of the country. The statement from the Ministry of Emergency Situations emphasized that no information has been received regarding any damage or casualties as a result of the earthquake.