17:25 PM | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
An earthquake of magnitude 4.2 occurred in the evening on Saturday, May 14th, 2022, at 9:14 pm local time near Gyumri, Shirak, Armenia, as reported by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 10 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.3. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, reported the same quake at magnitude 4.2.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Amasia (pop. 1,700) located 25 km from the epicenter, Tashir (pop. 7,300) 30 km away, Kamo (pop. 1,300) 36 km away, Gyumri (pop. 148,400) 40 km away, Akhuryan (pop. 7,700) 41 km away, and Step'anavan (pop. 23,800) 41 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Spitak (pop. 15,100) located 45 km from the epicenter, Karakhs (pop. 4,400) 49 km away, and Tbilisi (pop. 1,049,500) 97 km away.
14 May 17:19: Now using data updates from GFZ
14 May 17:20: Epicenter location corrected by 3.4 km (2.1 mi) towards SW.
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 10 km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 4.3. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, reported the same quake at magnitude 4.2.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Amasia (pop. 1,700) located 25 km from the epicenter, Tashir (pop. 7,300) 30 km away, Kamo (pop. 1,300) 36 km away, Gyumri (pop. 148,400) 40 km away, Akhuryan (pop. 7,700) 41 km away, and Step'anavan (pop. 23,800) 41 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Spitak (pop. 15,100) located 45 km from the epicenter, Karakhs (pop. 4,400) 49 km away, and Tbilisi (pop. 1,049,500) 97 km away.
Date & time: 17:14:08 UTC - 29 minutes ago
Local time at epicenter: Saturday, at 9:14 pm (GMT +4)
Magnitude: 4.2
Depth: 10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 41.15°N / 43.93°E (Shirak, Armenia)
Antipode: 41.15°S / 136.07°W
Nearest volcano: unnamed (52 km / 32 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
25 km (15 mi) NNE of Amasia (pop: 1,680) –> See nearby quakes!
30 km (19 mi) W of Tashir (Lori) (pop: 7,320) –> See nearby quakes!
31 km (19 mi) ESE of Ninotsminda (Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia) (pop: 6,140) –> See nearby quakes!
40 km (25 mi) N of Gyumri (pop: 148,400) –> See nearby quakes!
41 km (26 mi) WNW of Step'anavan (Stepanavan, Lori) (pop: 23,800) –> See nearby quakes!
45 km (28 mi) NW of Spitak (Lori) (pop: 15,100) –> See nearby quakes!
63 km (39 mi) W of Алаверди (Лорийская область) (pop: 13,200) –> See nearby quakes!
94 km (58 mi) NE of Kars (Turkey) (pop: 77,500) –> See nearby quakes!
97 km (60 mi) SW of Tbilisi (T'bilisi, Georgia) (pop: 1,049,500) –> See nearby quakes!
118 km (74 mi) NNW of Yerevan (pop: 1,093,500) –> See nearby quakes!
Overcast Clouds 7.6°C (46 F), humidity: 81%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from WNW
Primary data source: GFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy