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Please acknowledge EMM when (re)using this material https://news.am/eng/news/531501.htmlOn the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Spitak earthquake in 1988, Armenian PM organized on February 9, 2018, an event called Natural Disaster Response Day and ordered the creation of an interagency commuter in this regard, said Deputy Minister for Emergency Situations Armen Harutyunyan at a....Tue, 03 Sep 2019 11:47:00 +0200news-am-60b4c8d5d28cd299327a3eb7c7c95133news-amenNaturalDisastersEmergency20190903114700https://www.azernews.az/region/155245.htmlBy Abdul Kerimkhanov. The rapid decline in the population of Armenia, in particular, the male population, can catastrophically affect the demography and labor force of the whole country in the future. One of the Armenian women has recently told Armenian media that due to unemployment, her husband left Armenia and went to work abroad.Wed, 28 Aug 2019 18:05:00 +0200azernews-3483d891a920667b4b52507246c12241azernewsen40.9712880384209 44.4415525648091NaturalDisasters20190828180500https://www.panorama.am/en/news/2019/08/22/Earthquake-hits-20-km-north-west-Martakert-town-of-Artsakh/2156481On August 22, at 09:41 local time (at 05:41 by GMT) the RA MES Seismic Protection Survey Seismological Network registered an earthquake at the northern latitude of 40.290 and eastern longitude of 46.600 geographic coordinates (20 km north-west from Martakert town of Artsakh Republic) with 3.7 magnitude and 10 km depth.Thu, 22 Aug 2019 14:49:00 +0200panorama-am-en-508a56f9db8071f600d6a11363819fc6panorama-am-enen40.208 44.5327NaturalDisasters20190822144900https://www.tert.am/en/news/2019/08/22/mes/3076439A magnitude 3.7 earthquake hit Nagorno-Karabakh (Artskah) on Monday morning (9:41 local time or GMT 5:41), the strongest jolts shaking the country’s north-eastern part close to the city of Martakert. The hypocenter depth was 10 km; the underground jolts measured 5 points at the epicenter (which lied 20 km north-west off the city).Thu, 22 Aug 2019 10:49:00 +0200tert-8608ffc292241f80a8bda4e42ffb8941terten40.208 44.5327NaturalDisastersEmergency20190822104900http://vestnikkavkaza.net/material/125854The “Survey for Seismic Protection” Agency of Armenia on Wednesday recorded a magnitude-2.8 earthquake in the country, at 2:20pm local time, News.am reports. This seismic activity occurred 9km northeast of Ashotsk village, and its hypocenter was 10km beneath the surface. The tremor measured magnitude 3-4 at the epicenter.Wed, 21 Aug 2019 22:09:00 +0200vestnikkavkaza-bfb0edd50b6bf004d9ab8a4a59b5dc14vestnikkavkazaen40.8125826658502 43.8438477476735NaturalDisasters20190821220900https://a1plus.am/en/article/346609. The “Survey for Seismic Protection” Agency of Armenia on Wednesday recorded a magnitude-2.8 earthquake in the country, at 2:20pm local time. This seismic activity occurred 9km northeast of Ashotsk village, and its hypocenter was 10km beneath the surface. The tremor measured magnitude 3-4 at the epicenter.Wed, 21 Aug 2019 21:00:00 +0200a1plus-a9a309462185078799ffd6cc63648b1aa1plusen40.8125826658502 43.8438477476735NaturalDisasters20190821210000https://news.am/eng/news/529633.htmlYEREVAN. The “Survey for Seismic Protection” Agency of Armenia on Wednesday recorded a magnitude-2.8 earthquake in the country, at 2:20pm local time. This seismic activity occurred 9km northeast of Ashotsk village, and its hypocenter was 10km beneath the surface. The tremor measured magnitude 3-4 at the epicenter.Wed, 21 Aug 2019 16:43:00 +0200news-am-3a267fb4d04803e59d442de5d7be4436news-amen40.1598983063524 44.4959635407899NaturalDisasters20190821164300https://www.panorama.am/en/news/2019/08/21/Earthquake-recorded-near-Ashotsk-village-in-north-of-Armenia/2156155An earthquake of 2.8 magnitude was registered 9 km northeast of Ashotsk village of Armenia’s on Wednesday at about 14:20 (GMT 10:20), Armenia’s National Service for Seismic Protection at the Ministry of Emergency Situations (MES) reported, adding the geographical coordinates of the epicenter were northern latitude 41.Wed, 21 Aug 2019 15:52:00 +0200panorama-am-en-9763211604747ad153867a9e0e7a1739panorama-am-enen40.8125826658502 43.8438477476735NaturalDisastersEmergency20190821155200https://eng.belta.by/society/view/three-belarusians-honored-by-armenias-emergencies-ministry-123420-2019/GOMEL, 16 August (BelTA) – Three citizens of Grodno Oblast received certificates of merit from the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Armenia to Belarus Armen Ghevondyan presented the certificates in an official ceremony in the Gomel Oblast....Fri, 16 Aug 2019 16:37:00 +0200Belta_en-4aac911ceee47f43ce892ee493dc1a3dBelta_enen40.208 44.5327NaturalDisastersEmergencyEmergencies Ministry20190816163700http://www.armenews.com/spip.php?page=article&id_article=16739L’Agence arménienne « Survey for Sismic Protection » a enregistré mercredi un séisme de magnitude 2,8 dans le pays, à 14h20 heure locale. Cette activité sismique s’est produite à 9 km au nord-est du village d’Ashotsk et son hypocentre se trouvait à 10 km sous la surface. Le tremblement a été mesuré à l’épicentre avec une magnitude 3 ou 4.Wed, 21 Aug 2019 16:07:00 +0200armenews-0bd7b8ed5faae5ec290d57efb6ba505earmenewsfr40.8125826658502 43.8438477476735An earthquake strikes armeniaAn earthquake strikes armeniaNaturalDisasters20190821160700http://www.armenews.com/spip.php?page=article&id_article=166131988. Un tremblement de terre de magnitude 6,9 sur l’échelle de Richter secoue l’Arménie. Des milliers de personnes meurent sous les décombres, tandis que d’autres sont mutilées à vie. MSF décide alors de lancer ses premiers projets dans le pays, afin de soigner les victimes du séisme : rééducation,....Sat, 17 Aug 2019 19:37:00 +0200armenews-ea31c0dc2f7108a63738c705ed8a875earmenewsfr40.208 44.5327Armenia: return on 30 years of presence with the populationArmenia: return on 30 years of presence with the populationNaturalDisasters20190817193700http://www.armenews.com/spip.php?page=article&id_article=17464Ce soir, la terre a fortement tremblé au nord de l’Arménie près de Bavra, la secousse a été ressentie dans de nombreuses régions…et même à Erévan Un séisme relativement puissant s’est produit ce soir à 20h22 en Arménie (18h22 en France). Selon le Centre sismique d’Arménie, le tremblement de terre....Tue, 10 Sep 2019 19:48:00 +0200armenews-ce50900a23bbe69da95d24d771eab21carmenewsfr48.8521 2.34899Tonight, the earth has strongly jitters north of armenia almost Bavra, the earthquake was felt in many régions…et even erévanTonight, the earth has strongly jitters north of armenia almost Bavra, the earthquake was felt in many régions…et even erévanNaturalDisasters20190910194800https://news.am/eng/news/532803.htmlToday, at 20:22 local time (16:22 Greenwich time), the Seismological Network of the Seismic Protection Territorial Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia recorded an earthquake with a 4.8 magnitude, 10 km depth of the hearth, with 41.080 northern latitude and 43.Tue, 10 Sep 2019 21:31:00 +0200news-am-673bc12a2a3243886d52062bcef2c4d7news-amen41.7218 44.7831NaturalDisastersArmenian NewsEmergency20190910213100https://news.am/eng/news/532814.htmlI am at the northern regional center of the Seismic Protection Territorial Service SNCO of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia. This is what Governor of Shirak Province Tigran Petrosyan wrote on his Facebook page. “Starting from the first shock until 9:30 p.m.Tue, 10 Sep 2019 23:02:00 +0200news-am-743fcc861718cac58fc68e4ce7a84267news-amen41.7218 44.7831NaturalDisastersTigran PetrosyanFacebookEmergency20190910230200https://a1plus.am/en/article/348069Today, at 20:22 local time, the Seismological Network of the Seismic Protection Territorial Service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia recorded an earthquake with a 4.8 magnitude, 10 km depth of the hearth, with 41.080 northern latitude and 43.Wed, 11 Sep 2019 06:53:00 +0200a1plus-684c9f62b0e461089797884d150d0ce6a1plusen44.9787 41.1473NaturalDisastersEmergency20190911065300http://www.armenews.com/spip.php?page=article&id_article=17464Un séisme relativement puissant s’est produit ce soir à 20h22 en Arménie (18h22 en France). Selon le Centre sismique d’Arménie, le tremblement de terre s’est produit à 13 km au nord-est de la ville de Bavra près de la frontière entre l’Arménie et la Géorgie, au nord de l’Arménie.Wed, 11 Sep 2019 07:29:00 +0200armenews-e852fe0191f388e7b0b80a5be5db0a4aarmenewsfr48.8521 2.34899The earth has strongly jitters Tuesday north of armenia almost Bavra, the earthquake was felt in many régions…et even erévanThe earth has strongly jitters Tuesday north of armenia almost Bavra, the earthquake was felt in many régions…et even erévanNaturalDisasters20190911072900https://armenpress.am/eng/news/987604/10:02, 11 September, 2019 YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 11, ARMENPRESS. Following the September 10 evening magnitude 4,8 earthquake near the Armenia-Georgia border, the Ministry of Emergency Situations reported that currently all aftershocks are weaker than the first one, thus the seismic activity is decreasing.Wed, 11 Sep 2019 08:44:00 +0200armenpress-3b9b4a9b4d1a8281936d8bca85ecc1efarmenpressen40.1598983063524 44.4959635407899NaturalDisastersEmergency20190911084400https://www.panorama.am/en/news/2019/09/11/quake-Armenia/2164754The Seismic Protection Service of Armenia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations detected a magnitude 4.8 earthquake in the territory of Armenia on Tuesday, at 8:22pm local time (GMT 4:22pm). The earthquake struck 13km northeast of the village of Bavra near Armenia-Georgia border at a depth of 10km.Wed, 11 Sep 2019 09:26:00 +0200panorama-am-en-f69c3c0ff895f28f7f4f9240a9929ea2panorama-am-enen41.7218 44.7831NaturalDisastersEmergency20190911092600https://news.am/eng/news/532864.htmlThe number of aftershocks of the earthquake has dropped considerably. Tigran Petrosyan, Governor of Shirak Province of Armenia, noted about this in a Facebook post. “We have had two minor [after]shocks at the same epicenter overnight,” he wrote. “And the number of aftershocks has considerably....Wed, 11 Sep 2019 12:02:00 +0200news-am-6db804e1e3337b7fc8bf087c3b59d8a9news-amen40.8125826658502 43.8438477476735NaturalDisastersTigran PetrosyanFacebook20190911120200https://news.am/eng/news/532941.htmlThere were no classes today after the earthquake that took place yesterday. This is what Minister of Education, Science, Culture and Sport of Armenia Arayik Harutyunyan wrote on his Facebook page. “A while ago, I talked to Governor of Shirak Province Tigran Petrosyan. Classes will resume in Ashotsk and Bavra tomorrow.Wed, 11 Sep 2019 15:03:00 +0200news-am-5a133a0822dc7654e80c1636d50fc53cnews-amen40.8125826658502 43.8438477476735NaturalDisastersTigran PetrosyanFacebook20190911150300https://www.panorama.am/en/news/2019/09/11/seismologist-quake/2164858Aftershocks continue to the present after a magnitude 4.8 earthquake hit near an Armenian village on Tuesday evening, interim Director of the Seismic Protection Service SNCO at the Ministry of Emergency Situations, seismologist Sos Margaryan told Panorama.am.Wed, 11 Sep 2019 16:15:00 +0200panorama-am-en-98f7db1c8f35e34923db025d6b2fa41fpanorama-am-enen41.7218 44.7831NaturalDisastersEmergency20190911161500https://www.azatutyun.am/a/30159182.htmlResidents of Gyumri ran into the streets and stayed there for hours after a 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck northwestern Armenia late on Tuesday. According to the Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations, the epicenter of the earthquake was about 50 kilometers north of Gyumri, on the border with Georgia.Wed, 11 Sep 2019 18:29:00 +0200azatutyun-am-3c619acbfb534e76fc3c8b022919f6fdazatutyun-amen40.785912 43.84388NaturalDisastersDefense ServiceEmergency20190911182900https://www.azatutyun.am/a/30159182.htmlResidents of Gyumri ran into the streets and stayed there for hours after a 4.8-magnitude earthquake struck northwestern Armenia late on Tuesday. According to the Armenian Ministry of Emergency Situations, the epicenter of the earthquake was about 50 kilometers north of Gyumri, on the border with Georgia.Wed, 11 Sep 2019 19:31:00 +0200azatutyun-en-3c619acbfb534e76fc3c8b022919f6fdazatutyun-enen40.785912 43.84388NaturalDisastersDefense ServiceEmergency20190911193100https://armenpress.am/eng/news/987746/10:26, 12 September, 2019 YEREVAN, SEPTEMBER 12, ARMENPRESS. The Armenian Parliament adopted at first hearing the bill on making December 7 the Day of Remembrance of Earthquake Victims and Disaster Resistance. The bill is submitted to parliament by the government.Thu, 12 Sep 2019 08:42:00 +0200armenpress-94b607595ba4134bfd117ed7748de1f5armenpressen40.1598983063524 44.4959635407899NaturalDisasters20190912084200http://www.armenews.com/spip.php?page=article&id_article=17523Les habitants de Gumri ont couru dans les rues et y sont restés pendant des heures après qu’un séisme de magnitude 4,8 a frappé mardi soir le nord-ouest de l’Arménie. Selon le ministère arménien des Situations d’urgence, l’épicentre du séisme se situait à environ 50 kilomètres au nord de Gumri, à la frontière avec la Géorgie.Thu, 12 Sep 2019 08:49:00 +0200armenews-3c7c83e5ba497fd6675331fe7cfd60d1armenewsfr40.785912 43.84388Earthquake to GumruEarthquake to GumruNaturalDisasters20190912084900http://arka.am/en/news/economy/armenian_premier_says_teghut_mine_tailing_dam_is_reliable_/YEREVAN, September 12. /ARKA/. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, sharing his views on the fuss over Teghut copper and molybdenum field, wrote on his Facebook page that rumors are going around that the tailings dam is on the verge of collapse, and the collapse can occur at any moment.Thu, 12 Sep 2019 10:49:00 +0200arka-am-en-1bc5173999581a50c87ab28700484d05arka-am-enen40.1598983063524 44.4959635407899NaturalDisastersFacebookNikol Pashinyan20190912104900https://www.panorama.am/en/news/2019/09/12/Armenian-parliament-disaster-resistance-day/2165461The National Assembly unanimously adopted in the first reading on Thursday a bill on making an addendum to the law “On Holidays and Remembrance Days of the Republic of Armenia” which would make December 7 the Day of Remembrance for Earthquake Victims and Disaster Resistance.Thu, 12 Sep 2019 10:39:00 +0200panorama-am-en-f63c91dad0709f0a8b57fc82fe8f090cpanorama-am-enen40.80941 44.483299NaturalDisastersNational Assembly20190912103900https://news.am/eng/news/533058.htmlYEREVAN. Had the government been subjected to pressure on the matter of the Teghut copper and molybdenum mine, more than 900 people would again have been out of work. The Prime Minister of Armenia, Nikol Pashinyan, noted about this in a Facebook post. “At the end of July, there was a great deal of....Thu, 12 Sep 2019 12:25:00 +0200news-am-f53da5d5840a059cc2ac83c8cf5344a4news-amen40.1598983063524 44.4959635407899NaturalDisastersFacebookIf governmentNikol Pashinyan20190912122500