Earthquakes in Armenia Today
Armenia lies within the active collision zone where the northward drive of the Arabian plate crushes into the Eurasian plate across the Lesser Caucasus and Armenian Highland. Deformation is partitioned into right-lateral strike-slip and reverse faulting along major structures such as the Pambak-Sevan-Sunik and Garni fault systems, producing devastating shallow earthquakes like the 1988 Mw 6.8 Spitak catastrophe and the historic 1679 Garni event that destroyed Yerevan.
Danger Level (72h)
72-hour composite hazard forecast
Recent Quakes (30d)
Recorded in the last 30 days
Max Magnitude (30d)
Largest earthquake in the last 30 days
Recent earthquakes
Counts cover the seismic belts this platform monitors in Armenia, not its administrative borders. A monitored belt can reach across a border, and events there are listed with the country of their epicentre.
Volcanoes of Armenia
5 Holocene volcanoes under seismic monitoring
Tectonic setting
Armenia lies within the active collision zone where the northward drive of the Arabian plate crushes into the Eurasian plate across the Lesser Caucasus and Armenian Highland. Deformation is partitioned into right-lateral strike-slip and reverse faulting along major structures such as the Pambak-Sevan-Sunik and Garni fault systems, producing devastating shallow earthquakes like the 1988 Mw 6.8 Spitak catastrophe and the historic 1679 Garni event that destroyed Yerevan.
Frequently asked questions
What is the emergency number in Armenia?
The emergency number in Armenia is 911, answered by Rescue Service, Ministry of Internal Affairs. After strong shaking, keep the line free for those trapped or injured and check official channels for aftershock and tsunami advisories.
Who monitors earthquakes in Armenia?
The national seismic authority is Territorial Seismic Protection Survey, Ministry of Internal Affairs (NSSP). EarthquakeLive cross-checks its bulletins against 18 international networks, so an event may appear here with a slightly different magnitude until the agencies converge on a final solution.