Earthquake of magnitude 3-4 registered in ArmeniaSeptember 8, 2009 - 13:04 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An earthquake of magnitude 3-4 was registered in Armenia last night. As a PanARMENIAN.Net reporter was told in the National Survey for Seismic Protection, tremors were felt in Gyumri, Vanadzor and Spitak.The epicenter of the earthquake was in northern Georgia. The quake was 10km (6.2 miles) deep, and its epicenter was 80km from the city of Kutaisi, in the Oni area. There have been no immediate reports of damage or casualties from the earthquake, which struck at 0341 local time (2241 GMT). However, people felt tremors in the capital Tbilisi, the central town of Gori and in Zugdidi, in the west. Top stories David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. 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. The situation on the contact line between Karabakh and Azerbaijan was relatively stable overnight, the Defense Army says. Partner news | Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia. Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. |