Earthquake details

Friday, January 9, 1925 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Georgia on Friday, January 9, 1925 at 17:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kutaisi (Georgia - GE), about 91.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 43.150 and latitude 41.518.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	41.518, 43.150
UTC time	1925-01-09 17:38:32.690

Location	Kutaisi
Country	Georgia (GE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1925-01-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kutaisi	91.6 km
Gori	95.5 km
Gyumri	99.4 km
Kars	102.5 km
Ts'khinvali	104.1 km
Batumi	127.0 km
Vanadzor	137.8 km
P’ot’i	140.8 km
Tbilisi	141.5 km
Rustavi	152.4 km
Zugdidi	152.8 km
Hrazdan	175.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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