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Historic Earthquake
1905 Georgia Earthquake
21 October 1905 · Caucasus · Georgia
On 21 October 1905 at 11:01 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Georgia (Caucasus), at a depth of 60 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 310 km from its boundary with the Anatolian Plate (continental transform fault). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 21 October 1905
- Time
- 11:01 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 60 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Georgia
- Nearest Volcano
- Samsari Volcanic Center (150 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19911991 Racha Earthquake · M 7.0270 deaths
- 19881988 Spitak Earthquake · M 6.825,000 deaths
- 1983Erzurum Earthquake of 1983 · M 6.91,342 deaths
- 1949Karlıova Earthquake of 1949 · M 6.8320 deaths
- 1940Georgia · M 6.016 deaths
- 1935Kiği–Kars Earthquake of 1935 · M 6.1540 deaths
- 19241924 Pasinler Earthquake · M 6.860 deaths
- 1900Kars Earthquake of 1900 · M 5.9140 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth