Magnitude 4.7 earthquake strikes Mongolia, no immediate reports of damage

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck Mongolia on Thursday (June 25), according to the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS).

The tremor occurred approximately 468 kilometres south-south-east of Kyzyl, a city in Russia's Tuva region, RAS said.

Seismologists said the earthquake's epicentre was located within Mongolian territory.

There were no immediate reports of casualties or material damage following the seismic event.

By Aghakazim Guliyev