Weak mag. 2.2 earthquake - 38 km north of Gyumri, Shirak, Armenia, on Monday, Nov 15, 2021 at 4:03 pm (GMT +4) -
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Weak magnitude 2.2 earthquake at 7 km depth
15 Nov 12:29 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 26 minutes.
Earthquake details
| Date & time | Nov 15, 2021 12:03:10 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Monday, Nov 15, 2021 at 4:03 pm (GMT +4) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 2.2 |
| Depth | 7.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 41.14°N / 43.83°E  (Shirak, Armenia) |
| Antipode | 41.14°S / 136.17°W |
| Shaking intensity | Very weak shaking |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | EMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre) |
| Nearest volcano | unnamed (49 km / 30 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 21 km (13 mi) N of Amasia (pop: 1,680) --> See nearby quakes! 24 km (15 mi) SE of Ninotsminda (Samtskhe-Javakheti, Georgia) (pop: 6,140) --> See nearby quakes! 38 km (24 mi) W of Tashir (Lori) (pop: 7,320) --> See nearby quakes! 38 km (24 mi) N of Gyumri (pop: 148,400) --> See nearby quakes! 49 km (30 mi) WNW of Step'anavan (Stepanavan, Lori) (pop: 23,800) --> See nearby quakes! 50 km (31 mi) NW of Spitak (Lori) (pop: 15,100) --> See nearby quakes! 87 km (54 mi) NE of Kars (Turkey) (pop: 77,500) --> See nearby quakes! 97 km (60 mi) SSW of Gori (Shida Kartli, Georgia) (pop: 46,700) --> See nearby quakes! 104 km (65 mi) SW of Tbilisi (T'bilisi, Georgia) (pop: 1,049,500) --> See nearby quakes! 121 km (75 mi) NNW of Yerevan (pop: 1,093,500) --> See nearby quakes! |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Broken Clouds  6°C (43 F), humidity: 44%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from W |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 1.3 x 108 joules (35 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 2.2 | 7 km | ARMENIA | EMSC |
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