VestnikKavkaza.net
May 5 2011

Armenian seismology registers 8 earthquakes in one week

Armenian seismologists registered 8 earthquakes with a magnitude of 3
or more points between April 28 and May 4, News Armenia reports.

A 4-point earthquake was registered 36 km south-west of Khoi in Iran
on April 28, followed by a 3-4-point earthquake 30 km west of Khoi the
next day.

A 3-point earthquake happened 12 km south-west of Bulanik in Turkey on
April 30. Another earthquake equivalent to 3-4 points was registered
there on May 4.

An earthquake equivalent to 5-6 points occurred 53 km south-east of
Bitlis in Turkey on April 30.

An earthquake equivalent to 3-4 points was registered 33 km north-west
of the Iranian city of Merend the next day, another one 22 km north of
Dmanisi in Georgia on May 4.

An earthquake was registered 7 km north-east of Ashotsk on the
Armenian-Georgian border on May 3. It was equivalent to 3 points.

From: A. Papazian