Earthquakes in Georgia

In Georgia there are partly large earthquakes with strengths of more than 7.0, which cause damages within a radius of over 100 kilometers. Measured by the size of the country, earthquakes do not occur very frequently.

Since 1950 more than 280 people have been killed by direct consequences of earthquakes.

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Most recent events

This list includes the strongest earthquakes recorded in or around Georgia by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) in the past 14 days. Whether an event is listed here depends largely on its magnitude, but also on its distance from inhabited areas. All data refer to the local time. This page is updated daily at 11am UTC.

Jun 18, 12:05 pm
Magnitude 3.9: 7 km east of Stillmore at a depth of 0.75 km. Tsunami warning!

Earthquakes in Georgia since 1950

The strongest earthquake in Georgia happened on 04/29/1991 in the region Dzhava, Chiatura, Ambrolauri with a magnitude of 7.0 on the Richter scale. The shifting of tectonic plates in a depth of 48 km resulted in 270 deaths.

Date	Region	Depth	Magnitude	Deaths
09/06/2009	Northwestern	37 km	6.0	0
04/25/2002	Tbilisi	21 km	4.3	5
06/15/1991	Dzhava, Tskhinvali, Ossetia	20 km	6.1	8
05/15/1991	Khekheti	50 km	4.9	0
04/29/1991	Dzhava, Chiatura, Ambrolauri	48 km	7.0	270
05/13/1986	Akhalkalaki, Susuz	2 km	5.7	2

These statistics are based on datas from the National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS): Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K. Several data have been summarized and translated.

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