Magnitude 4.0 earthquake strikes near Vanadzor, Lori, Armenia

A shallow magnitude 4.0 earthquake was reported early morning near Vanadzor, Lori, Armenia.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit on Friday, March 21st, 2025, at 5:03 am local time at a shallow depth of 19.70 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. 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 should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Stepanavan (pop. 23,800) located 10 km from the epicenter, Arevashogh (pop. 2,400) 12 km away, Spitak (pop. 15,100) 15 km away, Tashir (pop. 7,300) 17 km away, and Vanadzor (pop. 101,100) 25 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Alaverdi (pop. 13,200) located 36 km from the epicenter, Gyumri (pop. 148,400) 42 km away, Ch'arents'avan (pop. 18,500) 69 km away, Sevan (pop. 17,100) 72 km away, and Yerevan (pop. 1,093,500) 89 km away.

Earthquake data:
Date & time: Mar 21, 2025 05:03 am (Yerevan time) local time (21 Mar 2025 01:03 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.0
Depth: 19.70 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 40.96°N / 44.29°E (Lori, Armenia)
Primary data source: EMSC
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