List of earthquakes in Armenia

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This is an incomplete list of earthquakes in Armenia.

DateRegionTime Mag. MMIEpicenterDepth (km)FatalitiesInjuriesRef
2022-02-13 Metsavan 18:25 UTC 5.3VI 41°09′36″N44°00′04″E / 41.160°N 44.001°E / 41.160; 44.001 10.02 [1]
2021-02-13 Hovtashen 11:29 UTC 4.9VI 40°01′52″N44°27′07″E / 40.031°N 44.452°E / 40.031; 44.452 10.03 [2]
1992-12-09 Madina, Gegharkunik 20:29 UTC 4.8VII 40°03′29″N45°18′43″E / 40.058°N 45.312°E / 40.058; 45.312 15.8 [3]
1988-12-07 Spitak, Leninakan, Kirovakan 07:41 UTC 6.8 Ms X 40°59′13″N44°11′06″E / 40.987°N 44.185°E / 40.987; 44.185 5.425,000–50,000 [4]
1968Zangezur4.7VII-VIII
1937 Yerevan 4.8VII
1931-04-27 Hatsavan, Zangezur 16:50 UTC 6.4VIII–IX 39°17′28″N45°57′00″E / 39.291°N 45.950°E / 39.291; 45.950 15.0300–2,890 [5] [6]
1926-10-22 Turkey-Soviet Armenia border21:59 local time6.0IX 40°42′N43°42′E / 40.7°N 43.7°E / 40.7; 43.7 7 km (4.3 mi)360
1840-03-07 Mount Ararat 16:00 local time7.4IX 39°36′0″N,44°6′0″E N/A10,000 [7]
1679-04-06 Garni, Yerevan, Kanaker Unknown7.0VIII 40°12′0″N, 44°42′0″E N/A7,600+
1269-05-14 Ilkhanate, Antioch [8] First hour of the night7.0VIII 37°30′0″N,35°30′0″E N/A8,000
1139-09-30 Ganja, Azerbaijan, Seljuk Empire Unknown7.7XI 40°18′0″N, 46°12′0″E N/A230,000–300,000
893-12-28 Dvin, Artashat midnight5.3–7IX–X 40°0′0″N,44°24′0″E 30,000
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References

  1. ↑ "USGS Earthquake Hazards Program".
  2. ↑ "USGS Earthquake Hazards Program".
  3. ↑ "M 4.8 - 5 km ESE of Madina, Armenia".
  4. ↑ "USGS Earthquake Hazards Program".
  5. ↑ "USGS Earthquake Hazards Program".
  6. ↑ Utsu, T.R. (2002), "A List of Deadly Earthquakes in the World: 1500–2000", International Handbook of Earthquake & Engineering Seismology, Part A, Volume 81A (First ed.), Academic Press, p. 705, ISBN   978-0124406520
  7. ↑ Haroutiunian, R. A. (2005). "Катастрофическое извержение вулкана Арарат 2 июля 1840 года" [Catastrophic eruption of volcano Ararat on 2 july, 1840]]. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia: Earth Sciences (in Russian). 58 (1): 27–35. ISSN   0515-961X. Archived from the original on 2015-12-07. Retrieved 2015-11-26.
  8. ↑ Principality of Antioch, at the time under Armenian rule.
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