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M2.8 Earthquake near ARMENIA (Armenia)

UTC time: 2025-05-20 16:30:59 UTC Local time: —

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.8 earthquake was recorded near ARMENIA (Armenia) on May 20, 2025 at 16:30 UTC. With a focal depth of about 7 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

ID
641c1f4cfca7035eb14c6afc091c347393521486
Magnitude
M2.8
Depth
7.2 km
UTC time
2025-05-20 16:30:59 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Armenia
City
Siraki marz
Source
emsc
Coordinates
41.10060, 43.84360
Temperature
6.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 7.2 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 7.2 km
Shallow
7.2 km
7.2 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: 51 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 3'290 m ·Georgia
  • Aragats
    Distance: 70 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 4'095 m ·Armenia
  • Ghegham Volcanic Ridge
    Distance: 133 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 3'597 m ·Last eruption: -1900 ·Armenia
  • Ararat
    Distance: 160 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'165 m ·Last eruption: 1840 ·Turkiye
  • Kazbek
    Distance: 186 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 5'004 m ·Last eruption: -750 ·Georgia
  • Tenduruk Dagi
    Distance: 194 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
    39.0 kmStraight-line distance

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

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Armenia

Context for this earthquake

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

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