1679 Armenia earthquake
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| 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°ECoordinates: 40°12′N 44°42′E / 40.2°N 44.7°E [2] |
| Areas affected | Erivan Khanate, Persian Empire |
| Max. intensity | IX – X[2] |
| Casualties | 7,600[2] |
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 Persian Empire).[1] (→ Armenians in the Persianate).
Numerous buildings were destroyed as a result of the earthquake. In Yerevan (Erivan) most notable structures were damaged. The Erivan Fortress was destroyed completely, so were the following churches: Poghos-Petros, Katoghike, Zoravor and the Gethsemane Chapel.[1]
Furthermore, the nearby Kanaker village was completely 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]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hakobyan, Tadevos (1979). Երևանի պատմությունը (1500–1800 ԹԹ.) (History of Yerevan (1500-1800) (in Armenian). Yerevan State University Press. p. 328.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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 (Italian National Institute of Geophysics) 38 (5-6): 721.