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1988 Armenian earthquake
The 1988 Armenian earthquake struck northern Soviet Armenia on 7 December 1988 with a magnitude of about 6.8, destroying the town of Spitak and heavily damaging Leninakan, now Gyumri. At least 25,000 people were killed and hundreds of thousands left homeless. Mikhail Gorbachev cut short a visit to the United States, and the Soviet Union accepted large-scale foreign aid.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). 1988 Armenian earthquake. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/1988-armenian-earthquake
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