Jordbävningen i Spitak 1988

Key facts

Utc time

1988-12-07 07:41:27

Usgs anss

ComCat

Local date

7 December 1988 ( 1988-12-07 )

Local time

11:41:27 AMT

Duration

< 20 seconds

Magnitude

6.8 Surface-wave mag.</span>"}]]}'>M s

Depth

5 km (3.1 mi)

Epicenter

40°59′13″N 44°11′06″E / 40.987°N 44.185°E / 40.987; 44.185 , Nalband, Armenian SSR , Soviet Union (present-day Shirakamut , Lori Province , Armenia)

Type

Thrust

Areas affected

Soviet Union

Total damage

US$16.2 billion (equivalent to $44.1 billion in 2025)

Maximum span max intensity

MMI X ( Extreme ) , MSK-64 X ( Devastating )