Spitak Earthquake
Earthquake North of Spitak: 2.1 Magnitude Tremor Recorded
On January 11, at 6:31 PM local time (2:31 PM GMT), Armenia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs Seismic Protection Service registered a 2.1 magnitude earthquake 1 kilometer north of Spitak. The earthquake’s epicenter was located at a depth of 10 kilometers,…
Spitak Earthquake’s Lessons and Resilience 36 Years Later
The 36th anniversary of the Spitak Earthquake serves as a somber reminder of one of the most devastating disasters in modern history. Occurring on December 7, 1988, this earthquake measured between 6.8 and 7.2 on the Richter scale, with its…