YEREVAN, NOVEMBER 8, ARMENPRESS. On November 8, at 02:47 local time, the Seismic Protection Survey Seismological Network of the Armenian ministry of emergency situations detected an earthquake at the northern latitude 37.82⁰ and eastern longitude 48.34⁰ geographic coordinates (Iran, 45km south from the city of Ardabil) with 5.9 magnitude and 10km depth, the ministry told Armenpress.

The tremor measured magnitude 8-9 points at the epicenter area.

The earthquake was felt in Armenia’s Kapan, Meghri, Goris, Yeghegnadzor, Vayk, Ararat towns and the capital city of Yerevan.

According to RIA Novosti, 5 people have been killed and 120 others were injured in the Iranian earthquake.

Edited and translated by Aneta Harutyunyan