Earthquake — Armenia: Zangezur, Nakhitchevan

When

27 Apr 1931

Kind

Earthquake

Magnitude

6.3

Where

Armenia

Coordinates

39.20° N, 46.00° E

Deaths

2890

Intensity mmi

8

Depth km

22

Earthquake in Armenia

The 1931 Zangezur earthquake occurred on April 27 at 20:50:45 local time with a moment magnitude of 6.5. The earthquake was located in the Zangezur Mountains near the boundary between southwestern Armenia and Azerbaijan's exclave, the Nakhichivan Autonomous Republic. Both territories were part of the Soviet Union at that time.

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