  Tremors from Turkey quake reach Armenia April 4, 2026 - 13:02 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - An earthquake that occurred near the city of Van in Turkey was also felt in Yerevan, as well as in the Shirak and Ararat regions, with an intensity of 2 points, Armenia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs press service reported. “On April 4 at 09:52 local time (05:52 GMT), the seismological network of the Territorial Seismic Protection Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Armenia recorded an earthquake 40 km north of the city of Van, Turkey, with a magnitude of 5.2 and a focal depth of 7 km,” the statement said. The intensity of the underground tremor at the epicenter reached 7 points. The seismic event was recorded at geographic coordinates of 38.83° north latitude and 43.54° 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. |
