Verelq: Earthquake in Artsakh. the strength of the shock at the epicenter was 4-5 points

Vorskanian Yeghisabet 2019
  • 22.08.2019

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Today, on August 22, at 09:41 local time, the Eastern Service of the Seismic Protection of the RA Ministry of Emergency Situations received information from the Central Committee of the National Disaster Response Force that an earthquake was registered in the Republic of Artsakh.


According to the press service of the Artsakh Ministry of Emergency Situations, the center was located 9 km northwest of Tonashen community of Martakert region.


The strength of the underground shock at the epicenter was recorded as 4-5 points (magnitude 3.4), the depth was 10 km.


The earthquake was most strongly felt in Tonashen, Haterk, Getavan communities of Martakert region.

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