1988 Spitak Earthquake Database

The purpose of this compilation--which was developed as a cooperative effort between centers in Russia and the United States--is to provide seismologists around the world with a complete set of data for the devastating earthquake that occurred in Armenia on December 7, 1988.

This set consists of textual and graphical information about the earthquake, a "DOS" and "Microsoft Windows" menu for accessing the data, and a User Manual which discusses the data and explains how to use the access software to display and obtain useful information.

The resulting data base contains practically all material relevant to the 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.