Named cause of consecutive earthquakes in the Caspian Sea

On April 8, an earthquake of magnitude 5.3 occurred in the Caspian Sea, followed by another of magnitude 4.6 on April 12. After these seismic events, weak aftershocks continue in the area, with their number already exceeding 500.

As reported by 1news.az, this was stated by the head of the department of the Republican Center of Seismological Service under the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan (NASA), Vusala Rafiggizi, in an interview with Trend.

She noted that since Azerbaijan is located in the Alpine-Himalayan fold belt, the country's territory falls within a seismically active zone. This activity is particularly evident in the Caspian Sea area, where earthquakes are periodically recorded: "The Republican Center of Seismological Service regularly informs the public about earthquakes with a magnitude above 3. Today, weak tremors were also recorded in the Caspian Sea area. For seismically active zones, such activity is a natural process."

Vusala Rafiggizi emphasized that accurate earthquake prediction is impossible, and there are no scientifically substantiated methods for forecasting them: "Nevertheless, the recorded weak tremors indicate a low probability of a strong and destructive earthquake in the region in the near future."

It should be noted that during the current day, the fourth earthquake has already been recorded in the Caspian Sea.