
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 pmMagnitude 4.6: 34 km east of P?deg?n-e Manj?l, Iran at a depth of 10 km.
Earthquakes in Armenia since 1950

Date | Region | Depth | Magnitude | Deaths | Total damage |
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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.