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Armenia earthquakes

No earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more has been located in Armenia in the past 30 days. The largest on record there is M6.8 10 km N of Gogaran, Armenia, Dec 7, 1988.

From the USGS, checked Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 7:06 PM UTC. Times are local to each quake. Outside the United States the catalog is complete from about magnitude 4.5; smaller quakes are listed where a network reported them.

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Where every quake below was located in Armenia. Select one for its page.

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Past 30 days

Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.

None in the past 30 days. Most of Armenia’s quakes are small; the largest on record are below.

Largest on record in Armenia

The 25 largest in the USGS catalog since 1900, of magnitude 5 and up. Older magnitudes are estimates from historical accounts and early instruments.

Mag.DateWhereDepth
6.8Dec 7, 198810 km N of Gogaran, Armenia5 km
6.4Apr 27, 193114 km S of Hats’avan, Armenia15 km
5.9Dec 7, 19889 km NNE of Gogaran, Armenia10 km
5.9Oct 22, 19261 km SW of Amasia, Armenia15 km
5.8Oct 12, 19123 km W of Stepanavan, Armenia15 km
5.8Dec 8, 195920 km NW of Metsavan, Armenia15 km
5.5Jan 30, 19675 km W of Stepanavan, Armenia10 km
5.5Dec 16, 199014 km NE of Ninotsminda, Georgia33 km
5.4Apr 10, 190744 km SSE of Meghri, Armenia15 km
5.4Jun 9, 196820 km WSW of Kapan, Armenia15 km
5.4Mar 15, 19324 km S of Karchaghbyur, Armenia15 km
5.3May 8, 19303 km SW of Lanjaghbyur, Armenia15 km
5.3May 8, 19305 km SSE of Areni, Armenia15 km
5.3May 31, 195823 km NW of Metsavan, Armenia10 km
5.3Feb 13, 202218 km WSW of Metsavan, Armenia10 km
5.3Sep 1, 196820 km SW of Kapan, Armenia15 km
5.2Nov 14, 193819 km WSW of Dzit’hank’ov, Armenia15 km
5.2Jun 16, 193228 km WSW of Dzorastan, Armenia15 km
5.2Feb 5, 20219 km SSW of Vahan, Armenia13 km
5.2Nov 14, 19388 km S of Arteni, Armenia15 km
5.2May 30, 1958Georgia-Turkey border region10 km
5.2Sep 9, 197119 km NW of Metsavan, Armenia15 km
5.2Jul 8, 192612 km SSW of Yeghegnavan, Armenia15 km
5.1Sep 14, 193710 km N of Norashen, Armenia15 km
5.1Oct 6, 199124 km SW of Ninotsminda, Georgia18 km

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

What this means

Magnitude measures the energy a quake releases: each step up is about 32 times more energy, so an M6 releases about a thousand times the energy of an M4. Intensity measures the shaking at one place, which depends on the distance, the depth and the ground. One quake has one magnitude and many intensities.

The Modified Mercalli intensity scale
IntensityShakingWhat people notice
INot feltRecorded by instruments only.
II to IIIWeakFelt by a few people at rest, mostly on upper floors; hanging objects may swing.
IVLightFelt indoors by many. Dishes, windows and doors rattle; like a heavy truck passing.
VModerateFelt by nearly everyone; sleepers wake. Some dishes break and unstable objects tip over.
VIStrongFelt by all; heavy furniture moves, plaster cracks. Damage is slight.
VIIVery strongDamage slight to moderate in ordinary buildings, considerable in poorly built ones.
VIIISevereConsiderable damage in ordinary buildings, with partial collapse; chimneys and walls fall.
IX and upViolent to extremeHeavy damage even in well-designed buildings; many shifted off foundations.

Did I just feel an earthquake?

A quake appears in these lists within minutes: a few for the US, up to twenty for a quake abroad. Search your town above, or open your state. If it was a quake, tell the USGS through its Did You Feel It? form. If shaking starts: drop, cover and hold on; stay indoors until it stops; near the coast, move to high ground after strong or long shaking without waiting for a warning.

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.