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YEREVAN, MARCH 24, ARMENPRESS. A magnitude 5,3 earthquake that hit northwestern Iran on March 24 was felt in several Armenian provinces.
The Armenian Regional Seismic Protection Service said the quake hit some 23 km south-east from the city of Khoy in Iran early on Friday morning. The quake had a depth of 10km and an intensity of 7 on the MSK scale in the epicenter. It was felt in Armenia’s Syunik Province at an intensity of 3-4 MSK, in Vayots Dzor and Ararat at 3 MSK and in Kotayk at 2 MSK.
No damages were reported by Armenian authorities.
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