News - Earthquake in Armenia: Intensity of underground tremors in epicentral zone 5-6 points

On August 12, at 02:02 local time (22:02 GMT), the seismological network of the Territorial Seismic Protection Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia recorded an earthquake with a magnitude of 4.2 at geographic coordinates 40.20⁰ N latitude and 45.22⁰ E longitude, with an epicenter 9 km northwest of the town of Martuni, at a depth of 10 km. This was reported by the Rescue Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia.The intensity of underground tremors in the epicentral zone was 5-6 points.The earthquake was felt in the Gegharkunik region with an intensity of 5 points, in the Kotayk region with an intensity of 4 points, and in Yerevan with an intensity of 2-3 points.