Hrachia Petrosyan: It is impossible to define exact time and location of earthquakeJune 19, 2009 - 16:42 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Since yesterday Armenia's the seismic stations have registered 11 aftershocks, the last one was registered today at 8:44 a.m. with 0.8 magnitude which accounts for Richter magnitude 1 earthquake. This means that aftershocks are weakening since the seismic energy is gradually fading. Ther is no need for panic," deputy head of the Armenian National Service for Seismic Protection (NSSP) Hrachya Petrosyan told a news conference today. "Yesterday people in the city were rumoring that a new earthquake was expected first in Yerevan, then in the neigbouhood of Abovian, or near Aramas village. Yerevan is not a seismic zone," he said. The NSSP informs that such information is groundless. The current seismic situation in the republic is under the NSSP control, there are no grounds for panic. "Making predictions is very hard. Scholars of the world are working in that direction, and so do the Armenian scientists. There is no need to worry at this point. However, tt's impossible to predict the concrete time and place of earthquake," Hrachya Petrosyan said. "It's very easy to scare a frightened person. We have witnessed the earthquake in Spitak. We have seen victims and all this remains in our memory," adviser to the head of the Rescue Service of Armenia Nikolay Grigoryan said. On June 18, at 12:34 local time, the seismic network of the Armenian National Service for Seismic Protection registered a 3.25 magnitude earthquake, which accounts for Richter magnitude 5 earthquake. The epicenter was 10 km to the north of Garni village. The intensity of the earthquake reached 3-4 at the epicenter. The quake was felt in Yerevan and nearby settlements. 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 Most popular in the section | Aliyev: No peace treaty unless Armenia changes constitution Azerbaijan will not sign a peace treaty with Armenia unless the latter changes its constitution, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said. Azerbaijan proposes Armenia to jointly seek cancelation of Minak Group The Azerbaijani President maintained that the move will show “how sincere Armenia is.” Seven injured in massive gas station explosion in Armenia The Investigative Committee of Armenia has unveiled details about a massive explosion at a gas station on the Yerevan-Sevan highway. Pashinyan’s spokesperson denies intention to visit Baku for COP29 Pashinyan’s agenda doesn’t include a trip to Baku for the COP29 conference, his press secretary Nazeli Baghdasaryan has said. |