Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. A horrible 10 magnitude earthquake on December 7, 1988, completely destroyed the city of Spitak and destroyed 80% of the republic's second-largest city of Leninakan (now Gyumri). Other cities and rural areas in northern Armenia were also affected. Search and rescue operation in Leninakan.
- Categories: Disasters & Accidents
- Location: Gyumri, Armenia
- Event date: 10.12.1988
- Date published: 10.07.2021
- Author: Alexander Makarov
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: 88-18622, 35 mm film
- Media: JPEG, 5460x3543px, 6Mb