17 earthquakes shake Armenia in 2.5 hours

Northern Armenia was shaken by seventeen earthquakes, measuring 1.4 magnitudes from 11:03am until 01:24 pm local time (GMT 7:03am-9:24am) on Friday.

The jolts were registered 16km south-west off the city Gavar (Gegharkunik region). The hypocenter depth is reported to be 10km.

According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the underground jolts measured 1-2 points at the epicenter.