Earthquake in Van: felt in Yerevan, Shirak and Ararat provinces, magnitude 2.0

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake that struck eastern Türkiye was felt at low intensity across Armenia, according to the country’s seismological agency.

The Armenian Ministry of Internal Affairs’ Seismic Protection Territorial Service said it detected the 5.2-magnitude earthquake at 9:52 a.m. local time (0552 GMT) Saturday, with an epicenter about 40 kilometers north of the Turkish city of Van, at a depth of 7 kilometers.

The agency said the quake was felt in Armenia, particularly in Yerevan, as well as in the provinces of Shirak and Ararat, at a low intensity of MSK-2.