Magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes near Yerevan, Armenia
Magnitude 4.9 earthquake strikes near Yerevan, Armenia

An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 hit 11 km south of Yerevan, Armenia, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.

The quake hit at a very shallow depth of 0 km beneath the epicenter near Yerevan on Saturday at 3:29 pm local time.

The tremor was also felt in Georgia.