  2.3 magnitude quake strikes near Armenian-Georgian border May 16, 2025 - 14:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - On May 16 at 12:08 p.m. local time (08:08 GMT), Armenia’s Seismic Protection Territorial Service under the Ministry of Internal Affairs recorded a magnitude 2.3 earthquake in the Armenia–Georgia border region, 8 km northeast of Bavra village. The quake occurred at a depth of 10 km. The seismic intensity at the epicenter reached 3 on the MSK-64 scale. The tremor was felt in the Shirak region’s Bavra, Saragyugh, and Ghazanchi villages with an intensity of 2–3 points. The epicenter was located at 41.14°N latitude and 43.90°E longitude.   Top stories As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. David Vardanyan is the son of former Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan who who is currently imprisoned in Azerbaijan. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with Stephan Schütz, Executive Partner at Gerkan, Marg and Partners. The number of state universities will be reduced from 23 to 8 by 2030, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport Zhanna Andreasyan has said.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app. |
