Armenia’s seismic service records magnitude 2.6 quake near Jermuk
The service says intensity 2–3 shaking was felt in Jermuk, Gndevaz and Saravan in Vayots Dzor, and Gorayk and Sarnakunq in Syunik.
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The service says intensity 2–3 shaking was felt in Jermuk, Gndevaz and Saravan in Vayots Dzor, and Gorayk and Sarnakunq in Syunik.
Armenia’s Seismic Protection Territorial Service, part of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, recorded a magnitude 2.6 earthquake 15 km northeast of Jermuk on October 30, Armenpress said. The earthquake occurred at 00:31 Armenian local time, corresponding to October 29 at 20:31 GMT, at a depth of 10 km.
In its October 29, 2026 bulletin, the service said its network had recorded no earthquakes of intensity 2–3 or higher within Armenia during October 22–28.
The earthquake was felt at intensity 2–3 on the Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karnik (MSK) scale in Jermuk and the villages of Gndevaz and Saravan in Vayots Dzor Province. The same intensity was felt in Gorayk and Sarnakunq in Syunik Province.
The magnitude of 2.6 describes the earthquake’s overall strength. The MSK intensity of 2–3 describes shaking at a particular location, assessed through its observed effects.
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