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M2.9 Earthquake near ARMENIA (Armenia)

UTC time: 2025-05-20 06:11:31 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

On May 20, 2025 at 06:11 UTC, a magnitude M2.9 earthquake occurred near ARMENIA (Armenia). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
4221388c62402abb2ae47a223e8bc7e86b0d7038
Magnitude
M2.9
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-20 06:11:31 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Armenia
City
Siraki marz
Source
emsc
Coordinates
41.08000, 43.88000
Temperature
12.2°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: 54 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 3'290 m ·Georgia
  • Aragats
    Distance: 67 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'095 m ·Armenia
  • Ghegham Volcanic Ridge
    Distance: 130 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 3'597 m ·Last eruption: -1900 ·Armenia
  • Ararat
    Distance: 158 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'165 m ·Last eruption: 1840 ·Turkiye
  • Kazbek
    Distance: 187 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'004 m ·Last eruption: -750 ·Georgia
  • Tenduruk Dagi
    Distance: 192 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 3'514 m ·Last eruption: 1855 ·Turkiye

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Shirak International AirportArmenia · LWN · UDSG
    36.7 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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