1.4ML
Local earthquake recorded by CHARNET
Armavir region, Armenia
About 16 km west-northwest of Armavir
- Date21 Oct 2026
- Origin time21:51:28 UTC
- Depth≈10 km
- MagnitudeML 1.4 · Mw 2.3
Located by IGES from five CHARNET stations
Recorded by CHARNET
BRKNByurakan · east · 39 kmP 8.2 sS 12.8 s
GLRKGyulagarak · north-east · 97 kmP 16.9 sS 28.9 s
SHIKSaghik · north · 99 kmP 17.7 sS 30.3 s
ELPNElpin · south-east · 115 kmP 19.9 sS 34.3 s
DGZVDeghdzavan · north-east · 146 kmP 24.6 sS 42.1 s
Vertical component, 1–15 Hz, 2.5 minutes of record, from first waves to fading, shown 8× faster: blue — P-waves, gold — S-waves. Times after the origin.
How the waves crossed Armenia
- 8 sThe first P-wave reaches Byurakan (BRKN), 39 km away
- 17–20 sIt arrives at Gyulagarak (GLRK), Saghik (SHIK) and Elpin (ELPN), about 100 km away
- 25 sIt reaches Deghdzavan (DGZV) in the north, 146 km from the epicentre
- 13–42 sSlower S-waves follow and bring the strongest shaking at each station
Location and magnitude: IGES (HYPO81), EMSC M1.6 · Records: CHARNET, IGES