Armenian Earthquake Leads to Calls for Building Reform
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Ecology and the Environment Series
- Categories: Technology, Inventions, Environmental Issues, Disasters, Natural Phenomena
- Subcategories: Ecology, Environment, Conservation, Geology, Geologists
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Russian/Former Soviet States History, Middle Eastern History
- Geographical Location: Soviet Union, Armenia, Central Asia
- Date: December 7, 1988
Article abstract: Nearly 25,000 people were killed in a magnitude 6.9 earthquake that caused the collapse of many poorly constructed buildings in three towns and 150 villages in northern Armenia.
Summary of Event
At 11:41 a.m. local time on December 7, 1988, a major earthquake occurred in the Lesser Caucasus highlands of northern Armenia about eighty kilometers south of the main Caucasus range. Fault rupture began eight to ten kilometers below the surface and produced two meters of slippage. Strong motion continued for about thirty seconds, reaching...
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