On September 17 at 12:17 p.m. local time, or 08:17 GMT, the seismic network of the Territorial Survey for Seismic Protection of Armenia’s Interior Ministry recorded a magnitude 2.8 earthquake.
The earthquake’s epicenter was located in Armenia, 3 kilometers southeast of Shoghakat village, at a depth of 10 kilometers. The intensity in the epicentral zone was 3-4 points, according to the Interior Ministry’s Rescue Service.
The earthquake was felt at an intensity of 3-4 points in the villages of Shoghakat, Artanish, Drakhtik and Jil in Gegharkunik province.
The tremor was recorded at geographic coordinates 40.48° north latitude and 45.28° east longitude.
