Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 20, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Georgia on Wednesday, May 20, 1959 at 19:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is P’ot’i (Georgia - GE), about 38.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 41.996 and latitude 41.897.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	41.897, 41.996
UTC time	1959-05-20 19:49:16.630

Location	Batumi
Country	Georgia (GE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1959-05-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

P’ot’i	38.2 km
Batumi	41.3 km
Zugdidi	68.9 km
Kutaisi	71.0 km
Ardeşen	115.6 km
Sukhumi	148.7 km
Rize	157.0 km
Ts'khinvali	167.1 km
Kars	170.9 km
Gori	175.8 km
Of	179.9 km
Araklı	193.8 km

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