  Minor earthquake hits southeast of Spitak June 2, 2025 - 11:16 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 11 kilometers southeast of the town of Spitak in Armenia’s Lori Province at 12:12 a.m. local time on June 2 (8:12 p.m. GMT on June 1), according to the Seismic Protection Territorial Service of Armenia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs. The epicenter was located at a depth of 10 kilometers. Ground shaking intensity near the epicenter reached magnitude IV on the MSK-64 scale. Tremors were felt with an intensity of magnitude III in the towns of Spitak and Vanadzor, as well as in the villages of Arevashogh and Lernapat in Lori Province. The seismic event was recorded at coordinates 40.79° N latitude and 44.39° E longitude.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. 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.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
