  Earthquake near Iran-Turkey border felt in Armenia June 30, 2025 - 15:08 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A 3.9-magnitude earthquake struck the Iran-Turkey border region on June 30 at 12:53 p.m. local time (08:53 GMT), according to the Seismological Network of Armenia’s National Survey for Seismic Protection. The quake’s epicenter was located 28 kilometers north of the Iranian city of Maku, at a depth of 10 kilometers. The tremor’s intensity at the epicenter reached level 5 on the MSK scale. In Armenia, the quake was felt with a magnitude of 4 in the Ararat province, 3 in the villages of Yelpin and Chiva in Vayots Dzor, and 2–3 in Yerevan. The tremors were recorded at 39.54⁰N latitude and 44.52⁰E 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. |
