In mid 17th century, the small village Hamamlu was founded in the historic region of Tashir, within the newly formed administrative territory of Erivan Khanate under the Afsharid dynasty of Iran. This may be explained by a 300–400 m (980–1,310 ft) sedimentary layer that is present beneath the city. There the seismic signals were digitized, along with an internal time signal and an external DCF77 time signal, and stored on magnetic tape. Once there, Gor rushes through what's left from the town in search of his small house. The former Soviet Union came under heavy criticism for failing to co-ordinate rescue work and acting promptly - revealing it had no contingency plans for any disasters. The selected session is already completed, but don't be discouraged! In 1937 the Hamamlu raion was established, with the village of Hamamlu as the centre of the newly formed administrative region. Five tonnes of clothes have already been collected by Aid Armenia based in Britain. Gorbachev set aside 5 billion rubles (about US$8 billion) in funds for a start on what would likely be a recovery cost that would exceed the cleanup bill for the 1986 nuclear and radiation accident in Ukraine. Both Leninakan and Kirovakan were roughly equidistant from the shock, yet Leninakan had greater damage. Spitak (en arménien Սպիտակ) est une ville du nord de l'Arménie, située dans le marz de Lorri. In certain situations gravelly sands may liquefy in similar fashion as saturated sands. [11][13], The source of the event was a fault rupture 40 kilometers (25 mi) south of the Caucasus Mountains, a mountain range that has been produced by the convergence of the Arabian and the Eurasian tectonic plates. The 1988 Armenian earthquake, also known as the Spitak earthquake (Armenian: Սպիտակի երկրաշարժ, Spitaki yerkrasharj), occurred on December 7 at 11:41 local time with a surface wave magnitude of 6.8 and a maximum MSK intensity of X (Devastating). Mikhail Gorbachev was in New York on his first day of visits with Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush at the time of the earthquake, and once the scale of the disaster was realized, a quick departure was made back to Armenia, with the Kremlin formally asking for American help. The shocks at the southeastern segment indicated right-lateral strike-slip movement along a nearly vertical fault, and may have been related to the Alavar fault. The first residents of the village were Armenian migrants from the Iranian town of Khoy.

The M-3 Motorway that connects Yerevan with Tbilisi passes through the town.

[41][42], The Tsaghkadzor earthquake on October 20, 1827, was centered about 50 km (31 mi) southeast of Spitak and had a maximum intensity of VIII on the Medvedev–Sponheuer–Karnik scale. Members can access discounts and special features. City officials desperately try to restore law and order in the destroyed city. It is 96 km north of the capital, Yerevan, and 22 km west of the provincial centre, Vanadzor. A total of five sub-events occurred in the first eleven seconds and an aftershock measuring 5.8 (local magnitude) occurred four minutes and twenty seconds later. Currently, the town has an approximate popula… A project by the Urban Institute, policy researchers, along with its partners, the Institute for Urban Economics in Moscow and the American University of Armenia, is underway to resolve this.

[32] That deluge of western aid was a byproduct of the disaster that may have had a positive effect on Soviet Union–United States relations.

[27], Buildings and other structures were extensively damaged during the earthquake, but roadways and railways also experienced disturbances. Spitak, a town of 25,000 inhabitants, has been completely destroyed and cannot be rebuilt - a new city will have to be built over the wreckage.

India has sent clothes and blankets while Britain is transporting excavating equipment. Spitak City was entirely destroyed during the devastating earthquake in 1988, and it was rebuilt in a slightly different location with the the efforts of the state government, the Armenian diaspora, as well as with the assistance of many countries, including Uzbekistan, Switzerland, Russia, Austria, Finland, Norway, Italy, Germany, Czech Republic, Estonia etc.

Gor is flying to Armenia from Moscow to search for his family stuck at the very epicenter of the earthquake. Copyright © 2018 KinoFilm Corp - Все права защищены. Many case histories pertaining to liquefaction in sandy soil exist, but few exist with respect to gravel and gravelly sands. [23], In late December the last of the survivors that were able to be extricated were pulled from the fallen buildings, rescue operations ceased, and the cleanup began, beginning with the destruction of buildings that were too heavily damaged to be repaired. The range is situated along an active seismic belt that stretches from the Alps in southern Europe to the Himalayas in Asia. The 1988 Armenian earthquake, also known as the Spitak earthquake, occurred on December 7 at 11:41 local time with a surface wave magnitude of 6.8 and a maximum MSK intensity of X. Gor is flying to Armenia from Moscow to search for his family stuck at the very epicenter of the earthquake. The negative effect the earthquake had on the economy of Armenia was apparent. The Soviet's grid plan road scheme was found to not take into account the hillside at the new city's location, and the American plan included finer details of how commercial centers and government facilities were grouped together in an open and communal style. However, like most Armenian football teams, the club was dissolved in 1999 due to financial difficulties. Spitak has a population of ethnic Armenians who belong to the Armenian Apostolic Church. Once there, Gor rushes through what’s left from the town in search of his small house.