 Quake near Kars felt in Armenia’s Shirak April 28, 2026 - 18:45 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An earthquake near Kars in Turkey was felt in Armenia’s Shirak province. On April 28 at 16:02 local time (12:02 GMT), Armenia’s Interior Ministry seismic network recorded a magnitude 3.9 earthquake 43 km north of Kars, at a depth of 10 km. The intensity in the epicentral zone reached 5 on the seismic scale. The tremor was felt in Shirak Province—in Gyumri city and the villages of Amasia, Zarishat, Vahramaberd, and Marmashen—with an intensity of 2–3. The earthquake was recorded at geographic coordinates 40.98° north latitude and 43.10° east 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. |
