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By Nigar Orujova

The seismic situation in Azerbaijan after yesterday's earthquake is calm, Republican Seismological Service Center head Gurban Yetirmishli told Trend Agency on February 11.

He said after yesterday's earthquake aftershocks were not observed.

The earthquake measured 5.7 magnitude on the Richter scale has stricken Azerbaijan's Saatli region on February 10 at 16:06 local time.

The earthquake occurred at the depth of 55km in the Hajigabul region. The quake was followed by strong tremors across the country measured three to five magnitude on the Richter scale. No causalities or damages have been reported.

Yetirmishli said currently, the situation is stable.

"After a certain time, aftershocks of the yesterday's earthquake can not be excluded. Typically, aftershocks occur after strong earthquakes," he noted.

The head of the Institute of Cybernetics of the National Academy of Sciences, Telman Aliyev earlier said, abnormal activities of earth are returning to normal conditions.

"We expected some earthquakes in Zakatala and Ismayilli regions. However, we could not say specifically where and how strong they will be. The processes are decaying," he said.