Earthquake 8 km South of Ashotzk: Felt in Several Villages of Shirak Province

On August 30, at 22:07 local time (18:07 GMT), a 2.9 magnitude earthquake was registered by the Seismic Protection Territorial Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia, occurring 8 km south of Ashotzk at geographical coordinates 40.97° N and 43.89° E, with a depth of 10 km. This information was reported by the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Armenia.

The epicentral area experienced an intensity of 4 on the seismic scale. The earthquake was felt in the villages of the enlarged community of Shirak Province, including Amassia, Ashotzk, Mets Sepasar, Pox Sepasar, and Sarapat, with a tremor intensity of 3.