Magnitude 4 quake strikes Turkey; felt in Armenia

Panorama, Armenia
May 7 2018

The Seismic Protection Survey Seismological Network of Armenia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations registered a 4.1-magnitude earthquake at northern latitude 39.810° and eastern longitude 43.170° geographic coordinates – 18km north-east off the Turkish city of Agri – at the depth of 10 km.   

The quake struck the Turkish city at 10:18 p.m. Yerevan time on Sunday, May 6, the ministry told Panorama.am.

The tremor measured magnitude 5-6 points at the epicenter which was some 80-85 km away from the state border of Armenia.

The jolts were also felt in Yerevan, Armenia’s capital, with magnitude 2-3.