  Emergency Ministry says aftershocks possible after May 21 quakes May 21, 2012 - 17:21 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Seismic activity is currently observed in Armenia, head of the National Seismic Defense Service at the Ministry of Emergency Situations said. “New weak tremors may continue,” Hrachya Petrosyan said, ruling out the linkage between the recent quakes in Armenia and the 5 magnitude earthquake in Azerbaijani town of Zaqatala town. The Seismic Service conducts round the clock monitoring headed by Minister of Emergency Situations Armen Yeritsyan. On May 21, 8.20 am local time, a 2.5 magnitude earthquake was recorded, the National Seismic Defense Service of Armenia reports. The quake epicenter was 5 km north to Armenian village of Ashotsk (Shirak province). At 8.45 am local time, another earthquake of 2.7 magnitude was registered, epicenter located 7 km north-east to Ashotsk village. On the same day, 3.07 am local time, a 3.2 magnitude quake again hit Shirak province, epicenter being 20 km north-east to Gyumri city. All three earthquakes struck at about 5km depth.   Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said. From September 21 to November 11, a total of 2,820 Russians registered at a place of residence in Armenia, the police has said.   Partner news |  Latest news Mirzoyan says meeting with Bayramov was “constructive”  At the moment, Ararat Mirzoyan said, there is no basis for additional comments.OSCE vows support for Armenia “in all three directions of security” Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.France welcomes Armenia-Azerbaijan meeting in Almaty France has welcomed the new round of negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan.IDBank issues 2nd tranche of dollar bonds of 2024 On May 13, 2024, IDBank placed registered coupon bonds under the abbreviation AMANLBB2PER9. |
