1988 Spitak Earthquake Database
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is no longer being updated.
Cite this dataset when used as a source.
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gov.noaa.ngdc.mgg.hazards:G01269
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Distributor | Hazards Data Manager NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information haz.info@noaa.gov |
Dataset Point of Contact | Nicolas Arcos DOC/NOAA/NESDIS/NCEI > National Centers for Environmental Information, NESDIS, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce (303) 497-3158 haz.info@noaa.gov |
Time Period | 1988-12-07 to 1988-12-07 |
Spatial Bounding Box Coordinates |
West:42.000000
East:48.000000
South:40.000000
North:43.000000
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Edition | First |
Dataset Progress Status | Complete - production of the data has been completed |
Data Update Frequency | Not planned - There are no plans to update the data in this collection. |
Purpose | To provide seismologists around the world with a complete set of data for the devastating earthquake that occurred in Spitak, Armenia on December 7, 1988. |
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Theme keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Science Keywords
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Data Center keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Data Center Keywords
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Instrument keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Instrument Keywords
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Place keywords | Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
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Project keywords | Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Project Keywords
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Lineage Statement | This is a collection of data related to the 1988 Spitak earthquake that was released by the Russian Academy of Sciences National Geophysical Committee Geophysical Center and NOAA National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC). It was a demonstration project to provide access to different types of geophysical data all related to one event, e.g. seismicity data, isoseismal maps, seismic zoning maps, earthquake strong motion data, images showing damage. The data were formatted to be accessed with the NGDC-developed GeoVu software. |
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Last Modified: 2018-07-30
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