Earthquakes in Leninakan Spitak Kirovakan, Armenia

Earthquakes in Armenia

In Armenia earthquakes can be strong and cause heavy damages in a circle of dozens of kilometers. Measured by the size of the country, earthquakes occur above average, but not excessively often.

Since 1950 more than 25000 people died by direct consequences of earthquakes.

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Most recent events

This list includes the strongest earthquakes recorded in or around Armenia by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in the past 14 days. Whether an event is listed here depends largely on its magnitude, but also on its distance from inhabited areas. All data refer to the local time. This page is updated daily at 11am UTC.

Jun 14, 7:30 pm
Magnitude 4.6: 34 km east of P?deg?n-e Manj?l, Iran at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes in Armenia since 1950

The strongest earthquake in Armenia happened on 12/07/1988 in the region Leninakan, Spitak, Kirovakan with a magnitude of 6.8 on the Richter scale. The shifting of tectonic plates in a depth of 24 km resulted in 25000 deaths.

Date	Region	Depth	Magnitude	Deaths
07/09/1998	Astara, Bilasuvar, Imisli	18 km	6.0	0
12/07/1988	Leninakan, Spitak, Kirovakan	24 km	6.8	25000
09/01/1968	Zangezur		5.0	0
06/09/1968	Zangezur		5.0	0

These statistics are based on datas from the National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Several data have been summarized and translated.

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