Database · 893 → today
From Dvin to Spitak
Armenia lies where the Arabian plate pushes into Eurasia. Over the centuries strong earthquakes have destroyed Dvin, Garni, Leninakan and Spitak. This database brings together the historical earthquakes known from chronicles and every instrumentally recorded event of magnitude 5 and above in and around Armenia since 1900.
Timeline
Circle size grows with magnitude · before 1900 the scale is compressed| Date | Time UTC | Earthquake | Mag. | Depth | Source |
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About the data
Since 1900: ISC-GEM Global Instrumental Earthquake Catalogue and the USGS ComCat catalogue, events of magnitude 5 and above between 38.8–41.4° N and 43.3–46.7° E; each row links to its USGS event page. Magnitudes of early events are recalculated (Mw) and their depths are often fixed at 10–15 km.
Before 1900: estimates from historical sources and studies, among them E. Guidoboni and A. Traina (1995), A catalogue of earthquakes in the historical Armenian area; E. Guidoboni, R. Haroutiunian and A. Karakhanian on the Garni earthquake of 1679; M. Gevorgyan et al. (2026), GeoHazards 7(2), 47. Locations and magnitudes of historical earthquakes are approximate.
Recent seismicity is shown on the Current seismicity page and in the monthly summaries.