Remembrance Day for Earthquake Victims Spitak

On December 7, 1988, the whole world learned about the terrible tragedy when an entire city was destroyed, and tens of thousands of residents died under its ruins.

The city of Spitak completely turned into ruins, Leninakan and Kirovakan and other cities and villages of Armenia were half destroyed.

The earthquake of 1988. This caused great damage to the economy of the republic. It covered more than 40% of the territory of the republic. 21 towns and districts, 342 villages were affected, 58 of which were completely destroyed.

The total damage to the economy of the republic due to the earthquake is estimated at about 10 billion Soviet rubles.

The Armenian Highland has more than 600 large and small volcanic centers, it is one of the seismically active centers of the earth, that is, earthquakes are very frequent here. Over the past 1500 years, more than 300 earthquakes have occurred in the Armenian Highlands.

Many people remember what a powerful movement was launched to help the victims. All the republics that were part of the Soviet Union responded to the disaster, sending people, equipment and everything necessary to the place of the tragedy. Every year on December 7, Armenia commemorates the victims of the 1988 earthquake.