Another Earthquake in Van, Turkey, Felt in Armenia

At 2:05 am AMT (UTC/GMT +4) on Nov. 9, a 5.6 magnitude earthquake with a depth of 9.4 km at its epicenter struck eastern Turkey, 30 km from the city of Van.

Though there have been hundreds of tremors since the 7.2 magnitude earthquake struck the same region on Oct. 23, these had subsided significantly in the last few days.

Last night’s earthquake in Turkey was also felt in the Armenian cities of Masis, Echmiadzin, Armavir and Yerevan.

No casualties or devastation has been reported.