Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 6, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Georgia on Tuesday, September 6, 1988 at 19:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is P’ot’i (Georgia - GE), about 15.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 41.725 and latitude 42.007.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	42.007, 41.725
UTC time	1988-09-06 19:16:37.450

Location	P’ot’i
Country	Georgia (GE)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-09-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

P’ot’i	15.7 km
Batumi	41.3 km
Zugdidi	57.1 km
Kutaisi	85.1 km
Ardeşen	110.1 km
Sukhumi	126.6 km
Rize	148.7 km
Of	170.4 km
Araklı	182.9 km
Ts'khinvali	186.9 km
Kars	193.7 km
Gori	197.8 km

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