SEISMICITY of ARMENIA and ADJACENT TERRITORIES in 20182019

Abstract

Here is the overview of the seismicity of the territory of the Republic of Armenia and surrounding countries for 2018 and 2019. More than 4000 local earthquakes have been processed. N=1417 earthquakes for 2018 and N=1416 earthquakes for 2019 were included in the catalogue of the earthquakes of the Republic of Armenia. Within the Republic the highest level of seismic activity is fixed in the north, and in the source zone of the Spitak earthquake 1988, MLV=6.9, I0=10. Analysis of earthquake recurrence graphs for 2018, 2019 showed that the slope of the earthquake recurrence graphs (2018=0.47 and 2019=0.42 respectively) is slightly lower in absolute value than its average value for 1993–2017 (=0.49). Earthquakes felt on the territory of Armenia for 2018 and 2019 are described.