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ARMENIA'S EARTHQUAKE CAUSES PANIC, SCHOOLCHILDREN EVACUATED
news.am, Armenia
Oct 14 2011
YEREVAN. - The tremor which occurred on Friday afternoon near
Armenia's Garni village caused serious panic among residents of
capital Yerevan's northern regions. Classes were suspended in schools,
and the schoolchildren were evacuated from buildings and told not to
enter school areas, with concerns of new shocks.
Several enterprise employees were likewise evacuated because of
the tremors.
As Armenian News-NEWS.am. reported earlier, a 3.5-magnitude earthquake
was registered, on Friday at 12:30 p.m., 10 km west of Armenia's
Garni village.
The tremor's epicenter was 7 km beneath the ground, and it measured 5
at the epicenter area, Ministry of Emergency Situations Press Service
informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.
The quake's magnitude was 3-4 in capital Yerevan and Abovyan city.
Two aftershocks were registered at 12:31 p.m. and 12:32 p.m., with
magnitudes of 2.0 and 3.0 respectively.
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Minor earthquake in Armenia, shocks felt in capital
October 14, 2011 | 13:24
YEREVAN. - A 3.5-magnitude earthquake was registered, on Friday at
12:30 p.m., 10 km west of Armenia's Garni village.
The tremor's epicenter was 7 km beneath the ground, and it measured 5
at the epicenter area, Ministry of Emergency Situations Press Service
informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.
The quake's magnitude was 3-4 in capital Yerevan and Abovyan city.
Two aftershocks were registered at 12:31 p.m. and 12:32 p.m., with
magnitudes of 2.0 and 3.0 respectively.
news.am, Armenia
Oct 14 2011
YEREVAN. - The tremor which occurred on Friday afternoon near
Armenia's Garni village caused serious panic among residents of
capital Yerevan's northern regions. Classes were suspended in schools,
and the schoolchildren were evacuated from buildings and told not to
enter school areas, with concerns of new shocks.
Several enterprise employees were likewise evacuated because of
the tremors.
As Armenian News-NEWS.am. reported earlier, a 3.5-magnitude earthquake
was registered, on Friday at 12:30 p.m., 10 km west of Armenia's
Garni village.
The tremor's epicenter was 7 km beneath the ground, and it measured 5
at the epicenter area, Ministry of Emergency Situations Press Service
informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.
The quake's magnitude was 3-4 in capital Yerevan and Abovyan city.
Two aftershocks were registered at 12:31 p.m. and 12:32 p.m., with
magnitudes of 2.0 and 3.0 respectively.
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Minor earthquake in Armenia, shocks felt in capital
October 14, 2011 | 13:24
YEREVAN. - A 3.5-magnitude earthquake was registered, on Friday at
12:30 p.m., 10 km west of Armenia's Garni village.
The tremor's epicenter was 7 km beneath the ground, and it measured 5
at the epicenter area, Ministry of Emergency Situations Press Service
informed Armenian News-NEWS.am.
The quake's magnitude was 3-4 in capital Yerevan and Abovyan city.
Two aftershocks were registered at 12:31 p.m. and 12:32 p.m., with
magnitudes of 2.0 and 3.0 respectively.