Earthquake in Armenia

On August 10, at 15:47 local time (11:47 GMT), the Seismic Protection Territorial Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia registered an earthquake at geographic coordinates 40.18° North latitude and 45.25° East longitude, 6 km northwest of Martuni in the Gegharkunik region, at a depth of 10 km, with a magnitude of 2.1.

The intensity of the underground tremor in the epicentral area was reported to be 2-3 on the Richter scale. The quake was felt in the village of Tsakqar in the Gegharkunik region, with an intensity of 2.