- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- December 7, 1988 CE
- Location:
- Armenia, Leninakan, Spitak, Kirovakan
- Magnitude:
- 6.8 Ms
- Depth:
- 5 km
- Deaths:
- 25,000
- Intensity (MMI):
- 10
- Damage:
- ~$16200M (value at the time)
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 6.8
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.44
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.44
- EMEC_2021: Mw 6.77
- EMEC_2021: Mw 5.61
- EMEC_2021: Mw 4.5
Other earthquake records of 1988 CE
- Nepal-India, Kathmandu, Bihar · Ms 6.6 · 998 deaths
- China, Yunnan Province · Ms 7.3 · 738 deaths
- Papua New Guinea, Kaiapit (Landslide Generated) · ML 4.3 · 74 deaths
- Myanmar (Burma) / India, Gauhati, Sibsagar, Imphal · Ms 7.2 · 5 deaths
- Guatemala, S Palin, San Vicente Pacaya · Ms 6 · 5 deaths
- Bangladesh, Sylhet, India: Tipura-Assam · Ms 5.8 · 2 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1988 CE Earthquake — Armenia, Leninakan, Spitak, Kirovakan happen?
- December 7, 1988 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 25,000. Historical death tolls vary by source.