Although the Ardabil area is prone to numerous earthquakes and was struck by a major earthquake in 1997 , the 893 event is , in fact , considered to be a " mistaken " earthquake , derived from misreadings of the original Armenian writings about the 893 earthquake in Dvin , Armenia ; the Arabic name for Dvin is '' Dabil ''
a major earthquake in 1997
1997 Ardabil earthquake
893 Ardabil earthquake