M4.9 earthquake 0 km NNE of Hovtashen, Armenia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 0 km NNE of Hovtashen, Armenia on Sat, Feb 13, 2021, 3:29 PM GMT+4 (11:29 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mwr), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-02-13 11:29:23 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.031° N, 44.452° E
- Region
- Armenia
- Felt reports
- 49
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
49 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was V, moderate shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Strike-slip
- Moment magnitude
- 4.9 Mwr
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 67°, dip 86°, rake 21°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 335°, dip 69°, rake 176°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.3 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 37°
- Stations used
- 88
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000dhd5. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:51 PM UTC.