Quake hits near Ashotsk village in Armenia

The Territorial Survey for Seismic Protection of Armenia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations detected a magnitude 2.6 earthquake in Shirak Province of Armenia on Tuesday, at 1:27pm local time.

The earthquake hit 18 km south-east off the village of Ashotsk at a depth of 10 km. The tremor measured 3-4 on the MSK scale at the epicenter.

The jolts were felt in the villages of Saragyugh and Bavra in Shirak Province.