YEREVAN.- The quake registered in Iran measured 9 on the Richter scale, Armenia’s ministry of emergency situations said.

The 6.6 magnitude quake jolted northwestern Iran at 4:23 with an epicenter 16 km to north-west from the city of Ahar at the depth of 15 km. The quake measured 9 on the Richter scale in the epicenter.

A 4.5 magnitude tremor was registered in Armenia’s south and 3-4 magnitude in capital Yerevan.