List of earthquakes in Armenia
This is an incomplete list of earthquakes in Armenia.
| Date | Region | Time | Mag. | MMI | Epicenter | Depth (km) | Fatalities | Injuries | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-02-13 | Metsavan | 18:25 UTC | 5.3 | VI | 41°09′36″N 44°00′04″E / 41.160°N 44.001°E | 10.0 | 2 | [1] | |
| 2021-02-13 | Hovtashen | 11:29 UTC | 4.9 | VI | 40°01′52″N 44°27′07″E / 40.031°N 44.452°E | 10.0 | 3 | [2] | |
| 1992-12-09 | Madina, Gegharkunik | 20:29 UTC | 4.8 | VII | 40°03′29″N 45°18′43″E / 40.058°N 45.312°E | 15.8 | [3] | ||
| 1988 | Spitak, Leninakan, Kirovakan | 07:41 UTC | 6.8 Ms | X | 40°59′13″N 44°11′06″E / 40.987°N 44.185°E | 5.4 | 25,000–50,000 | [4] | |
| 1968 | Zangezur | 4.7 | VII-VIII | ||||||
| 1937 | Yerevan | 4.8 | VII | ||||||
| 1931 | Hatsavan, Zangezur | 16:50 UTC | 6.4 | VIII–IX | 39°17′28″N 45°57′00″E / 39.291°N 45.950°E | 15.0 | 300–2,890 | [5][6] | |
| 1926 | Turkey-Soviet Armenia border | 21:59 local time | 6.0 | IX | 40°42′N 43°42′E / 40.7°N 43.7°E | 7 km (4.3 mi) | 360 | ||
| 1840 | Mount Ararat | 16:00 local time | 7.4 | IX | 39°36′0″N,44°6′0″E | N/A | 10,000 | [7] | |
| 1679 | Garni, Yerevan, Kanaker | Unknown | 7.0 | VIII | 40°12′0″N, 44°42′0″E | N/A | 7,600+ | ||
| 1269 | Ilkhanate, Antioch[8] | First hour of the night | 7.0 | VIII | 37°30′0″N,35°30′0″E | N/A | 8,000 | ||
| 1139 | Ganja, Azerbaijan, Seljuk Empire | Unknown | 7.7 | XI | 40°18′0″N, 46°12′0″E | N/A | 230,000–300,000 | ||
| 893 | Dvin, Artashat | midnight | 5.3–7 | IX–X | 40°0′0″N,44°24′0″E | 30,000 | |||
| Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded. | |||||||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "USGS Earthquake Hazards Program".
- ^ "USGS Earthquake Hazards Program".
- ^ "M 4.8 - 5 km ESE of Madina, Armenia".
- ^ "USGS Earthquake Hazards Program".
- ^ "USGS Earthquake Hazards Program".
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Principality of Antioch, at the time under Armenian rule.
