01 December 2017, 12:30
Earthquake occurs in southern Chechnya
On November 30, a magnitude 3.2 tremor was registered in the Shatoi District of Chechnya. No information about casualties and destruction has been reported.
According to seismologists, the earthquake occurred 53 kilometres from Grozny.
The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on November 29, a magnitude 3.4 earthquake occurred in the Vedeno District of Chechnya. Then no one was injured, the authorities reported. Local residents did not feel the tremor.
Full text of the article is available on the Russian page of 24/7 Internet agency ‘Caucasian Knot’.
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Five more participants of riots at Makhachkala airport sentenced to imprisonment
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Compensation decrease for illegal prosecution violates rights of KBR resident
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