Moderate magnitude 4.7 earthquake 17 km northwest of Vanadzor, Armenia

An earthquake of magnitude 4.7 occurred only 12 minutes ago 17 km northwest of Vanadzor, Armenia, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.
The quake hit at a very shallow depth of 7. km beneath the epicenter near Vanadzor, Lori, Armenia, in the morning on Saturday, March 8th, 2025, at 9:27 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Arevashogh (pop. 2,400) located 10 km from the epicenter, Stepanavan (pop. 23,800) 10 km away, Spitak (pop. 15,100) 13 km away, and Vanadzor (pop. 101,100) 17 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Gyumri (pop. 148,400) located 46 km from the epicenter, Abovyan (pop. 35,700) 75 km away, and Yerevan (pop. 1,093,500) 83 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Vagharshapat (pop. 46,200) located 84 km from the epicenter, Ejmiatsin (pop. 49,500) 84 km away, and Tbilisi (pop. 1,049,500) 95 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Mar 8, 2025 09:27 am (GMT +4) local time (8 Mar 2025 05:27 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.7
Depth: 7.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 40.92°N / 44.36°E (Lori, Armenia)
Primary data source: EMSC
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