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The destructions of the disastrous earthquake in the area of Armenia are known from old times. The capitals of Armenia, Dvin and Ani were completely destroyed from earthquakes. The Zvartnots cathedral, Garni temple and others were destroyed from the earthquake. Also are known Leninakan (931) and Zangezur (1968) disastrous earthquakes.

In Armenia during the centuries today the tragic consequences of the disastrous earthquakes known to the mankind, if not forgotten, then it faded away and left out from the memory of our contemporaries. And the last, December 7, 1988, disastrous earthquake with its sad and tragic consequences, may God give, the last one.
Parameters:

  • Time: 11:41

  • Coordinates: 40 degrees 92 minutes

  • Magnitude: MS = 7.1

  • Strength according to MSK - 64 scale: 9-10

  • Depth up to 10 km

  • Duration: 45 minutes

  • Omitted power: 1016 Joule

  • Sizes of the centres: 500 km2

  • Number of the registered aftershocks: 12000 /by 01.07.2003/

  • Number of pre-shocks: 4 /December 1-6/

  • 8 and more zone area: 3000 km2

  • General length of up and down-side dislocation of the seismic-tectonic fracture occurred on earth's surface - 37 km The maximum vertical dislocation: 2,5m horizontal The maximum dislocation: 1,5m The angle of incidence of the fracture: 30-60 degrees















Consequences:

  • The number of the victims: about 25.000 people

  • The number of the wounded: about 20.000 people, from which 12.500 people were hospitalized

  • The number of the homeless: 514.000 people

  • The material losses were about 10bn USD

  • Destroyed or severely suffered: 21 towns and 342 villages

  • Destructed: 50% of the housing - about 8mln m2

  • Stopped functioning 170 industrial enterprises with 82 000 jobs, the industrial capacity was 1,9bn USD

  • Severely suffered or destroyed 917 centres of people's education with 200 000 jobs, 250 health units, 324 clubs and houses of culture

  • Destroyed 24 000 head of cattle, 45 000 head of sheep, 8000 pigs.

  • From 8461 architectural, art and historical monuments of the disaster area completely destroyed 1255, seriously damaged - 984, became half-destructed - 1216.