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M2.3 Earthquake near GEORGIA (SAK'ART'VELO) (Armenia)

UTC time: 2025-07-08 19:30:59 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On July 8, 2025 at 19:30 UTC, a magnitude M2.3 earthquake occurred near GEORGIA (SAK'ART'VELO) (Armenia). With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

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Details

ID
199078bfaee9b10bfc07ef40d0327ad6d23e05ab
Magnitude
M2.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-08 19:30:59 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Armenia
City
Loru marz
Source
emsc
Coordinates
41.16000, 43.97000
Temperature
9.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 km — close to the regional average (10 km)
Regional average: 10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Samsari Volcanic Center
    Distance: 48 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 3'290 m ·Georgia
  • Aragats
    Distance: 73 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'095 m ·Armenia
  • Ghegham Volcanic Ridge
    Distance: 131 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 3'597 m ·Last eruption: -1900 ·Armenia
  • Ararat
    Distance: 165 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'165 m ·Last eruption: 1840 ·Turkiye
  • Kazbek
    Distance: 177 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'004 m ·Last eruption: -750 ·Georgia
  • Porak
    Distance: 195 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 3'029 m ·Last eruption: -778 ·Armenia-Azerbaijan

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Shirak International AirportArmenia · LWN · UDSG
    46.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Armenia

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 20 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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