No strong earthquakes expected in near future in Armenia
07.12.2017,
17:42
Hrachya Petrosyan, an adviser to Armenia’s emergency situations minister, told reporters that the data the National Seismic Protection Service receives and analyzes on a daily basis indicate that no strong earthquakes are expected in the near future.
YEREVAN, December 7. /ARKA/. Hrachya Petrosyan, an adviser to Armenia’s emergency situations minister, told reporters that the data the National Seismic Protection Service receives and analyzes on a daily basis indicate that no strong earthquakes are expected in the near future.
Speaking at a news conference today that marks the 29th anniversary of the destructive earthquake that hit northern parts of Armenia 29 years ago, he said the territory of Armenia has been well studied and the main belts of the seismic threat and the maximum force of possible earthquakes have been revealed and the only factor that is not included in these studies is time.
He noted also that now seismic activity is being registered in the territories lying to the south and southeast of Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh).
"We are constantly monitoring the seismic situation and assessing the level of seismic threat for Armenia," he said.
On December 7, 1988, a devastating earthquake destroyed two towns in the north of Armenia - Spitak and Leninakan (present-day Gyumri) and over a hundred villages. Several more cities were partially destroyed. At the epicenter of the earthquake - the city of Spitak (north of Armenia), the magnitude of the earthquake was 10 points on the 12-point scale. The disaster, according to official figures, killed 25,000 people making another 140,000 disabled. Half a million people lost their homes. -0-
Speaking at a news conference today that marks the 29th anniversary of the destructive earthquake that hit northern parts of Armenia 29 years ago, he said the territory of Armenia has been well studied and the main belts of the seismic threat and the maximum force of possible earthquakes have been revealed and the only factor that is not included in these studies is time.
He noted also that now seismic activity is being registered in the territories lying to the south and southeast of Armenia and Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh).
"We are constantly monitoring the seismic situation and assessing the level of seismic threat for Armenia," he said.
On December 7, 1988, a devastating earthquake destroyed two towns in the north of Armenia - Spitak and Leninakan (present-day Gyumri) and over a hundred villages. Several more cities were partially destroyed. At the epicenter of the earthquake - the city of Spitak (north of Armenia), the magnitude of the earthquake was 10 points on the 12-point scale. The disaster, according to official figures, killed 25,000 people making another 140,000 disabled. Half a million people lost their homes. -0-
