List of earthquakes in Armenia explained

This is an incomplete list of earthquakes in Armenia.

Date RegionTimeMMIEpicenterDepth (km)FatalitiesInjuriesRef
2022-02-13Metsavan18:25 UTC5.3VI41.16°N 44.001°W10.02[1]
2021-02-13Hovtashen11:29 UTC4.9VI40.031°N 44.452°W10.03[2]
1992-12-09Madina, Gegharkunik20:29 UTC4.8VII40.058°N 45.312°W15.8[3]
198807:41 UTC6.8 X40.987°N 44.185°W 5.425,000–50,000[4]
1968Zangezur4.7VII-VIII
1937Yerevan4.8VII
1931Hatsavan, Zangezur16:50 UTC6.4VIII–IX39.291°N 45.95°W 15.0300–2,890[5]
1926Turkey-Soviet Armenia border21:59 local time6.0IX40.7°N 43.7°W7km (04miles)360
1840Mount Ararat16:00 local time7.4IX39°36′0″N,44°6′0″EN/A10,000[6]
1679Garni, Yerevan, KanakerUnknown7.0VIII40°12′0″N, 44°42′0″EN/A7,600+
1269Ilkhanate, Antioch[7] First hour of the night7.0VIII37°30′0″N,35°30′0″EN/A8,000
1139Ganja, Azerbaijan, Seljuk EmpireUnknown7.7XI40°18′0″N, 46°12′0″EN/A230,000–300,000
893Dvin, Artashatmidnight5.3 - 7IX - X40°0′0″N,44°24′0″E30,000
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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program.
  2. Web site: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program.
  3. Web site: M 4.8 - 5 km ESE of Madina, Armenia.
  4. Web site: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program.
  5. Web site: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program.
  6. Haroutiunian . R. A. . 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 . 2005 . 58 . 1 . 27–35 . ru . 0515-961X . 2015-11-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151207231822/http://earth.asj-oa.am/3202/ . 2015-12-07 . live .
  7. [Principality of Antioch]