M6.8 earthquake near Vanadzor, Lori

What happened

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck 10 km N of Gogaran, Armenia on 7 Dec 1988, 07:41 UTC at a depth of 5 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Vanadzor, about 33 km away in Lori, Armenia.