Magnitude 2.4 quake hits near Ashotsk village in Armenia

The Territorial Survey for Seismic Protection of Armenia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations detected a magnitude 2.4 earthquake in Shirak Province of Armenia on Tuesday, shortly after midnight.

The earthquake struck 11 km east of the village of Ashotsk at a depth of 10 km. The tremor measured 3 on the MSK scale at the epicenter.

The jolts were felt in several villages of Shirak, including Ashotsk, Ghazanchi and Musayelyan, as well as in the city of Gyumri.