Iran magnitude 5,3 earthquake felt across Armenia

YEREVAN, MARCH 24, ARMENPRESS. A magnitude 5,3 earthquake that hit northwestern Iran on March 24 was felt in several Armenian provinces.

The Armenian Regional Seismic Protection Service said the quake hit some 23 km south-east from the city of Khoy in Iran early on Friday morning. The quake had a depth of 10km and an intensity of 7 on the MSK scale in the epicenter. It was felt in Armenia’s Syunik Province at an intensity of 3-4 MSK, in Vayots Dzor and Ararat at 3 MSK and in Kotayk at 2 MSK.

No damages were reported by Armenian authorities.