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M6.8 earthquake, Armenia, 1988-12-07

MagnitudeM6.8ms

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Depth5 km

Time (UTC)1988-12-07 07:41

Rank in 198819 / 122among M6+

Rank since 19002351 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

10 km N of Gogaran, Armenia · 40.99, 44.19

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1976 M7.3M7.3

2011 M7.1M7.1

1991 M7.0M7.0

1924 M6.9M6.9

1966 M6.8M6.8

1983 M6.8M6.8

1988 M6.8M6.8

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.8 1983-10-30	1983-10-30 04:12	12 km	27 km E of Narman, Turkey
M7.3 1976-11-24	1976-11-24 12:22	36 km	47 km S of Do?ubayaz?t, Turkey
M6.1 1976-07-28	1976-07-28 20:17	21 km	1 km WNW of Goyty, Russia
M6.8 1966-08-19	1966-08-19 12:22	15 km	14 km NE of Varto, Turkey
M6.0 1940-05-07	1940-05-07 22:23	15 km	15 km SE of Khashuri, Georgia
M6.0 1935-05-01	1935-05-01 10:24	10 km	28 km E of Kars, Turkey
M6.4 1931-04-27	1931-04-27 16:50	15 km	14 km S of Hats’avan, Armenia
M6.2 1930-05-08	1930-05-08 15:35	15 km	13 km SE of Khowy, Iran
M6.9 1924-09-13	1924-09-13 14:34	15 km	18 km ESE of Pasinler, Turkey
M6.3 1920-02-20	1920-02-20 11:44	15 km	23 km E of Salo?lu, Azerbaijan

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.