YEREVAN. – No casualties and damages were recorded after an earthquake that hit the area of Armenia-Georgia border, Armenian Emergency Situations Ministry said.

The Armenian ministry contacted emergency situations department of Georgia where they were also told that no casualties and damages had been registered in the neighboring country.

The quake occurred at 2:14pm local time, nearby the Armenia-Georgia border, 13 kilometers northeast of Bavra village and rural community in the Shirak Province of Armenia.

The tremor was felt magnitude 4-5 in the northern part—Gyumri, Vanadzor, Stepanavan, and Alaverdi towns—of Armenia.