M5.2 earthquake 9 km SSW of Vahan, Armenia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 9 km SSW of Vahan, Armenia on Fri, Feb 5, 2021, 7:36 PM GMT+4 (15:36 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mww), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-02-05 15:36:11 UTC
- Depth
- 12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.502° N, 45.349° E
- Region
- Armenia
- Felt reports
- 31
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
31 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VII, very strong 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
- 5.2 Mww
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 301°, dip 66°, rake -172°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 208°, dip 83°, rake -24°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.4 km horizontally, 3.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.05
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 52°
- Stations used
- 43
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 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 us6000detl (also filed as iscgem619808546). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC.