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The 1988 Armenian earthquake, also known as the Spitak earthquake (Armenian: Սպիտակի երկրաշարժ, romanized: Spitaki yerkrasharzh), occurred on December 7 at 11:41 local time with a surface wave magnitude of 6.8 and a maximum MSK intensity of X (Devastating).
Dec 6, 2018 · By Amos Chapple. On December 7, 1988, an earthquake shattered the north of Soviet Armenia. Three decades later, the region is yet to recover from a disaster that killed more than 25,000 people...
Dec 7, 1988 · by Bethany Augliere. Thursday, November 8, 2018. On Dec. 7, 1988, Armenia, which was then part of the Soviet Union, was struck by the strongest recorded earthquake in the Caucasus region in 1,000 years, and one of the most lethal of the 20th century. Credit: NGDC/NOAA.
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Dec 6, 2013 · In pictures: 25th anniversary of Armenian earthquake. On 7 December 1988 a devastating earthquake in northern Armenia killed 25,000 and left hundreds of thousands homeless in the Soviet...
Dec 7, 2023 · Society Top. 35 years after the devastating earthquake. Siranush Ghazanchyan December 7, 2023, 10:03. 1 minute read. December 7 marks the 35th anniversary of the devastating earthquake in...
Dec 7, 2021 · Siranush Ghazanchyan December 7, 2021, 09:47. 1 minute read. December 7 marks the 33rd anniversary of the devastating earthquake in Spitak. The earthquake hit 40% of the territory of Armenia,...
Jul 12, 2021 · On December 7, 1988 at 11:41 am local time (07:41 UTC/GMT), an earthquake measuring 6.8 on the Richter scale struck the northern Armenia. The epicenter was in the city of Spitak and surrounding...
