Armenia's national Seismic Defense Service on Monday sought to calm public fears about powerful weekend earthquakes in neighboring Iran that killed at least 250 people and injured 1,800 others.
The director of the government agency, Hrachya Petrosian, dismissed rumors that a similarly strong earthquake will hit Armenia soon.
"The epicenter of the [Iranian] earthquake was quite close to Armenia's territory: approximately 60-65 kilometers from our nearest border," Petrosian told RFE/RL's Armenian service (Azatutyun.am). "Naturally, that fact worries us. But we have no clear and direct indications that a strong earthquake is expected in our territory as well."
The magnitude 6.3 and 6.4 quakes struck northwestern Iran on Saturday, reportedly damaging more than 100 local villages. The tremors were also felt in Armenia's southeastern Syunik province bordering Iran as well as other regions, including the capital Yerevan.
Armenian News
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