1988 Spitak earthquake

An earthquake occurred in northern Armenia on 7 December, 1988, at 11:41 local time with a surface-wave magnitude of 6.8 and a maximum MSK intensity of X (Devastating).

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Which happened first?

• 1988 Spitak earthquake happened 1 year before 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake
• 1988 Spitak earthquake happened 3 years after 1985 Mexico City earthquake
• 1988 Spitak earthquake happened 3 years after Armero tragedy
• 1988 Spitak earthquake happened 6 years before 1994 Northridge earthquake
• 1988 Spitak earthquake happened 7 years before Great Hanshin Earthquake

Timeline

1. 1985 Mexico City earthquakeSeptember 19, 1985
2. Armero tragedyNovember 13, 1985
3. 1988 Spitak earthquake (this page)December 7, 1988
4. 1989 Loma Prieta earthquakeOctober 17, 1989
5. 1994 Northridge earthquakeJanuary 17, 1994
6. Great Hanshin EarthquakeJanuary 17, 1995

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