Earthquake details

Monday, January 2, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Georgia on Monday, January 2, 1978 at 06:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gori (Georgia - GE), about 50.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 44.244 and latitude 41.540.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	41.540, 44.244
UTC time	1978-01-02 06:31:27.500

Location	Tbilisi
Country	Georgia (GE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-01-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Gori	50.6 km
Tbilisi	52.0 km
Rustavi	61.3 km
Ts'khinvali	79.9 km
Vanadzor	84.5 km
Gyumri	89.5 km
Hrazdan	121.7 km
Tovuz	130.9 km
Kars	143.0 km
Abovyan	144.7 km
Kutaisi	151.8 km
Yerevan	153.0 km

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