71.   The quake apparently caused no casualties or other damage, seismological officials said in the town of Pyatigorsk, in a report carried by ITAR-TASS news agency.

72.   The quake caused a brief exodus from some high-rise buildings, including one office building near the Hotel Indonesia roundabout in the city centre.

73.   The quake caused cracks in commercial buildings and houses around the city, while some walls collapsed.