07 Dec Today marks the 24th anniversary of the earthquake in Armenia

Let us pray for the memory of December 7, 1988 victims

The Spitak Earthquake (also called Leninakan Earthquake and Gyumri Earthquake) occurred in the northern region of Armenia (then part of the Soviet Union) on December 7, 1988 at 11:41 local time (07:41 UTC). A devastating earthquake registering 6.9 on the Richter scale shook the land, reducing to rubble 21 cities and 365 villages, and leaving over half a million people homeless in the Northern part of the country.

A Requiem service will be held across Armenian Prelacy of Canada churches on December 9, in memory of the victims of the devastating earthquake