Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 8, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Georgia on Tuesday, December 8, 1959 at 13:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gyumri (Georgia - GE), about 61.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 44.056 and latitude 41.327.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 41.327, 44.056
UTC time 1959-12-08 13:34:02.680
Location Tbilisi
Country Georgia (GE)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1959-12-08

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