Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 10, 1940 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Georgia on Wednesday, July 10, 1940 at 13:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gori (Georgia - GE), about 64.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 43.824 and latitude 41.443.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	41.443, 43.824
UTC time	1940-07-10 13:11:02.580

Location	Tbilisi
Country	Georgia (GE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1940-07-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Gori	64.9 km
Gyumri	72.2 km
Ts'khinvali	88.2 km
Tbilisi	88.6 km
Vanadzor	90.6 km
Rustavi	97.2 km
Kars	112.6 km
Hrazdan	129.5 km
Kutaisi	131.2 km
Abovyan	146.9 km
Vagharshapat	147.6 km
Yerevan	152.0 km

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