1683 Earthquake: Jerevan (Erivan), Armenia

Date

1683

Place

Jerevan (Erivan), Armenia

Tsunami

None recorded

Epicenter

40.100° N, 44.300° E

Country

Armenia

Damage

Severe (about $5 to $25 million)

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

• 1139, Gyzndzha, Azerbaijan230,000 deaths · 171 km
• December 24, 893, Ardabil, Dvin, Iran, Armenia150,000 deaths · 28 km
• December 7, 1988, Leninakan, Spitak, Kirovakan, ArmeniaM6.8 · 25,000 deaths · $16 billion · 99 km
• 851, Dvin, ArmeniaM5.2 · 12,000 deaths · 28 km
• January 858, Dvina, Turkey, ArmeniaM5.2 · 12,000 deaths · 28 km
• June 4, 1679, Dvina, Turkey, ArmeniaM5.9 · 7,600 deaths · 34 km
• November 24, 1976, Muradiye, TurkeyM7 · 5,000 deaths · $60 million · 118 km
• April 28, 1903, Malazgirt, TurkeyM6.3 · 3,560 deaths · 12,000 houses destroyed · 190 km
• April 27, 1931, Zangezur, Nakhitchevan, ArmeniaM6.3 · 2,890 deaths · 177 km
• 854, Tovin, Armenia2,000 deaths · 61 km
• October 30, 1983, Erzurum, Kars, Khorasan, Pasinler, Narman, TurkeyM6.9 · 1,342 deaths · $25 million · 181 km
• July 2, 1840, Maku, Mt Ararat, Aguri, Aralikh, Iran, TurkeyM6.7 · 1,049 deaths · 45 km
• May 28, 1903, Varginis,cardahli,mehkerek, TurkeyM5.8 · 1,000 deaths · 162 km
• April 18, 1843, Khvoy (Khoy), Iran1,000 deaths · 175 km
• January 5, 1896, Khvoy (Khoy), Iran800 deaths · 188 km

Significant earthquakes of 1683The 1600sRecent earthquakes near here

Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 1094.