Powerful Earthquake in Iran: Tremors Felt in Armenia as Well

On November 8, at 02:47 local time (22:47 GMT), a seismic event was recorded by the Armenian Emergency Situations Ministry's seismic protection territorial service. The earthquake had a magnitude of 5.9 and was registered at geographical coordinates of 37.820° N latitude and 48.340° E longitude, located 45 km south of Ardabil, Iran, and 210 km southeast of Meghri, Armenia, with a depth of 10 km.

According to reports, the earthquake resulted in 5 fatalities and 120 injuries. The intensity of the tremor reached 8-9 points in the epicentral zone.

The quake was felt in the communities of Kapan, Meghri, and Goris in Armenia's Syunik province with an intensity of 4, in Yeghegnadzor and Vayk in Vayots Dzor province with an intensity of 3-4, and in Ararat city and Yerevan with an intensity of 3.