The 1679 Armenia earthquake (also called Yerevan earthquake or Garni earthquake) took place on June 4 in the Yerevan region of Armenia, then part of the Safavid Iran.[1]
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| Local date | June 4, 1679[1] |
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| Magnitude | 6.4 Ms[2] |
| Epicenter | 40°12′N 44°42′E / 40.2°N 44.7°E[2] |
| Areas affected | Yerevan Province, Safavid Iran |
| Max. intensity | MMI IX (Violent)–MMI X (Extreme)[2] |
| Casualties | 7,600 dead[2] |
Numerous buildings were destroyed as a result of the earthquake. In Yerevan most notable structures were damaged. The Yerevan Fortress was destroyed, so were the following churches: Poghos-Petros, Katoghike, Zoravor and the Gethsemane Chapel.[1]
Furthermore, the nearby Kanaker village was destroyed. The classical Hellenistic Temple of Garni also collapsed.[3] Among many churches and monasteries that were reduced to ruins were Havuts Tar, Saint Sargis Monastery of Ushi, Hovhannavank, Geghard, and Khor Virap.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c Hakobyan, Tadevos (1979). Երևանի պատմությունը (1500–1800 ԹԹ.) [History of Yerevan (1500–1800)] (in Armenian). Yerevan State University Press. p. 328.
- ^ a b c d Utsu, T. R. (2002), "A List of Deadly Earthquakes in the World: 1500–2000", International Handbook of Earthquake & Engineering Seismology, Part A, Volume 81A (First ed.), Academic Press, p. 69, ISBN 978-0124406520
- ^ a b Hasrat'yan, Mourad (1995). "The medieval earthquakes of the Armenian Plateau and the historic towns of Ayrarat and Shirak (Dvin, Ani, Erevan)". Annali di Geofisica. 38 (5–6). Italian National Institute of Geophysics: 721.
Further reading
edit- Guidoboni, E.; Haroutiunian, R.; Karakhanian, A. (2003), "The Garnì (Armenia) large earthquake on 14 June 1679: A new analysis", Journal of Seismology, 7 (3): 301–328, Bibcode:2003JSeis...7..301G, doi:10.1023/A:1024561622879, S2CID 126868275
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