3.9 magnitude quake registered 5km north-west from Armenia’s Kapan City
On 28 February, at 10:17 local time (GMT – 06:17) the Seismological Network of Seismic Protection Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia registered an a 3.9 magnitude earthquake at Latitude 39.24°N and Longitude 46.380°W geographic coordinates (5km north-west from Armenia’s Kapan City) at the depth of 10 km.
As the ministry reports, the tremor measured magnitude 5 points at the epicentre.
A 5-magnitude quake hit Kapan city and 4-5 magnitude quake was resisted in Goris and Kajaran cities.
A 3.3 magnitude afterquake followed the earthquake.
According to the preliminary date, the earthquake has not caused any destruction.