List of earthquakes in Georgia explained

This is an incomplete list of earthquakes in Georgia.

	Region	Date		Intensity	Epicenter	Depth (km)	Deaths	Injuries	Source
2022	Lori, Armenia	February 13	5.3	VI		10		2	^[1] ^[2]
2009		September 8	6.0 Mw	VII		15		1	^[3]
2002 Tbilisi earthquake	Tbilisi	April 25	4.8 Mb	VII–VIII		10	5–7	52–70
1991 Racha earthquake	Racha	April 29	7.0 Mw	IX		17	270
1920 Gori earthquake	Gori	February 20	6.2 Ms	IX		11	114–130
1900	Tbilisi	January 4					>1,000	Many	^[4]
1283	Samtskhe		6.3	IX
1088 Tmogvi earthquake	Tmogvi	April 16 or 22	6.5 Ms				Many
Mw = moment magnitude scale, Mb = body wave magnitude, and Ms = surface wave magnitude. The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described are also applicable to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

See also

• Geology of Georgia (country)

References

Sources

Notes and References

1. Web site: Two earthquakes hit Caucasus, stirring panic in Turkey's northeast. hurriyetdailynews.com. 14 February 2022 .
2. Web site: M 5.3 - 19 km WSW of Metsavan, Armenia. earthquake.usgs.gov.
3. Web site: M6.0 - Georgia (Sak'art'velo). USGS. United States Geological Survey.
4. The Annual Register of World Events, 1900 (Longmans, Green, and Co., 1901) p. 461; "Eight Hundred Lives Lost", Atlanta Constitution, Jan. 5, 1900, p. 2