  3.2-magnitude quake felt in Vardenis, nearby villages July 31, 2025 - 10:54 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A 3.2-magnitude earthquake occurred in Azerbaijan on July 31 at 00:13 local time (20:13 GMT, July 30), according to Armenia's Seismic Protection Territorial Service under the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The earthquake's hypocenter was at a depth of 10 kilometers. In the epicentral zone, the quake reached a magnitude of 4. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs’ Rescue Service, the tremor was felt in the town of Vardenis and the villages of Sotk and Kut in Armenia's Gegharkunik Province, where it registered a magnitude of 3. The quake was recorded at geographic coordinates 40.17⁰ N latitude and 46.15⁰ 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. |
