M 6.8 Spitak, Armenia Earthquake
December 7, 1988

Additional images for this earthquake available on CD-ROM

PHOTO GALLERY

Damage to load bearing stone masonry wall building in Spitak

Failure Mechanism of stone bearing wall buildings, showing damage to a hat and glove factory in Leninakan
 

Precast concrete panel building damage, comparing the performance of precast frame-panel (collapsed in foreground) and precast panel buildings (standing in background)

Survivors in Leninakan, where two-thirds of the city was destroyed