Earthquake 8 km Northwest of Artashat: What We Know

An earthquake occurred 8 km northwest of the city of Artashat.

On October 11, at 20:44 local time (16:44 GMT), a seismic event was registered by the seismic protection territorial service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia at geographical coordinates 40.01° North latitude and 44.48° East longitude. The earthquake had a magnitude of 2.3 and occurred at a depth of 10 km.

The intensity of the underground shock in the epicentral zone was measured at 3 points. The earthquake was felt in the city of Artashat and in the villages of Dvin and Narek, with an intensity of 2-3 points.