Quake shakes Armenia’s Syunik province

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18.09.2018, 10:37

The seismic protection service of the Armenian emergency ministry recorded Monday at 22:18 a 1.9-magnitude earthquake in Dastakert, Syunik province.

Quake shakes Armenia’s Syunik province

YEREVAN, September 18. /ARKA/. The seismic protection service of the Armenian emergency ministry recorded Monday at 22:18 a 1.9-magnitude earthquake in Dastakert, Syunik province.

According to the agency’s press release, the quake occurred at depth of 10 kilometers. The strength of shocks rated at 2-3 points. -0---

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