Earthquake details

Sunday, December 16, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Armenia on Sunday, December 16, 1990 at 15:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gyumri (Armenia - AM), about 64.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 43.715 and latitude 41.361.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	41.361, 43.715
UTC time	1990-12-16 15:45:40.700

Location	Gyumri
Country	Armenia (AM)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-12-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Gyumri	64.0 km
Gori	77.0 km
Vanadzor	90.0 km
Ts'khinvali	98.7 km
Kars	100.0 km
Tbilisi	100.3 km
Rustavi	107.8 km
Hrazdan	128.4 km
Kutaisi	131.8 km
Vagharshapat	141.8 km
Abovyan	143.7 km
Yerevan	147.6 km

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