1988 Armenian earthquake
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The 1988 Armenian earthquake, also known as the Spitak earthquake, occurred on 7 December at 11:41 local time with a surface-wave magnitude of 6.8 and a maximum MSK intensity of X. The shock occurred
ShakeMap produced by the United States Geological Survey for the mainshock illustrating strong ground motion
The Holy Saviour's Church in Gyumri after the earthquake
A French search and rescue worker searches for buried people with the aid of a detection dog
Mikhail Gorbachev with Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush in New York on the day of the earthquake due to the Governors Island Summit
Gyumri
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Gyumri is an urban municipal community and the second-largest city in Armenia, serving as the administrative center of Shirak Province in the northwestern part of the country. By the end of the 19th c
1988 Armenian earthquake
…constructed apartments and other buildings that were built during the Era of Stagnation under the rule of Leonid Brezhnev. The cities of Spitak, Leninakan (Gyumri) and Kirovakan (Vanadzor) were greatly affected with large losses of life and devastating effects to buildings and other structures. A number of the…
Abovyan street Gyumri
City Hall 1
Holy Saviour's Church 21 06 2019
Dzitoghtsyan House Museum 22 05 2019