Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. Aftermath of an earthquake in Spitak. A horrible magnitude 10 earthquake on December 7, 1988, completely destroyed the city of Spitak and 80% of the second largest Armenian city, Leninakan (now Gyumri). Other cities and towns in northern Armenia were also affected. A temporary hospital doctor R.Timbaryan.
- Categories: Disasters & Accidents, Health, Social Issues
- Location: Spitak, Armenia
- Event date: 12.03.1989
- Date published: 12.08.2021
- Author: K. Kartashian
- Credit: Sputnik
- Original: 89-3355, 35 mm film
- Media: JPEG, 3543x5351px, 5.7Mb