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YEREVAN, DECEMBER 26, ARMENPRESS: 5.6 magnitude earthquake has been registered in the vicinity of Sochi, the 2014 Olympic capital.
According to the local seismic station, tremors were felt in the center of Sochi at 02.45 Moscow time and were weaker than the quake in the same region on Sunday.
During the tremors furniture and various objects in the houses shook and slid about precariously, with residents fleeing out into the streets in panic.
Currently, mobile rescue teams are assessing the effects of the natural calamity. According to preliminary reports, there are no victims or destruction.