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    • 1988 Spitak Earthquake Database

    Metadata Updated: November 12, 2020

    The 1988 Spitak Earthquake database is an extensive collection of geophysical and geological data, maps, charts, images and descriptive text pertaining to the catastrophic earthquake in Armenia. This earthquake was unique both in catastrophic effects and in study coverage. Research groups from the former U.S.S.R., U.S.A., France, and Japan studied the earthquake area. The database was developed as a cooperative effort between centers in Russia and the United States. The goal was to provide seismologists around the world with a complete set of data for the devastating earthquake. The database contains practically all material relevant to the 1988 Spitak earthquake and its aftereffects. It also includes the geological and geophysical information collected during the years prior to the event, important for understanding the event. Almost 2,000 files and 170 megabytes of data are contained in the collection. The database is static and is no longer being updated.

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    License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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    Dates

    Metadata Date July 30, 2018
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date November 12, 2020
    Reference Date(s) August 23, 1994 (publication)
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned

    Metadata Source

    Harvested from NGDC MGG Hazards WAF

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    Graphic Preview

    Image showing the collapse of an old stone masonry Armenian church near Leninakan.

    Additional Metadata

    Resource Type Dataset
    Metadata Date July 30, 2018
    Metadata Created Date November 12, 2020
    Metadata Updated Date November 12, 2020
    Reference Date(s) August 23, 1994 (publication)
    Responsible Party DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce (Point of Contact)
    Contact Email
    Guid gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.hazards:G01269
    Access Constraints Distribution liability: NOAA and NCEI make no warranty, expressed or implied, regarding these data, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty. NOAA and NCEI cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in these data. If appropriate, NCEI can only certify that the data it distributes are an authentic copy of the records that were accepted for inclusion in the NCEI archives.
    Bbox East Long 48.000000
    Bbox North Lat 43.000000
    Bbox South Lat 40.000000
    Bbox West Long 42.000000
    Coupled Resource
    Frequency Of Update notPlanned
    Graphic Preview Description Image showing the collapse of an old stone masonry Armenian church near Leninakan.
    Graphic Preview File https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazard/icons/spitaksm.gif
    Graphic Preview Type jpg
    Harvest Object Id e7b4326c-18ee-4945-8d38-9a1fc1aacea2
    Harvest Source Id 7b37b703-805c-4a27-b47f-d471f07b5ed7
    Harvest Source Title NGDC MGG Hazards WAF
    Licence Produced by the NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Not subject to copyright protection within the United States.
    Metadata Language eng; USA
    Metadata Type geospatial
    Progress completed
    Spatial Data Service Type
    Spatial Reference System
    Spatial Harvester True
    Temporal Extent Begin 1988-12-07
    Temporal Extent End 1988-12-07

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