Quake hits near Armenian town

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake was recorded in Armenia’s Gegharkunik Province on Wednesday afternoon.

The quake was 10 km north of the town of Sevan and at a depth of 10 km, the Rescue Service of the Armenian Interior Ministry reported.

The tremors were felt in the Gegharkunik villages of Semyonovka and Tsovagyugh, measured at 2-3.