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Historic Earthquake
1940 Georgia Earthquake
7 May 1940 · Georgia
On 7 May 1940 at 22:23 UTC, a magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck Georgia, at a depth of 19 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 375 km from its boundary with the Anatolian Plate (continental transform fault). It killed at least 16 people.
- Date
- 7 May 1940
- Time
- 22:23 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.0
- Depth
- 19 km
- Deaths
- 16
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- Georgia
- Nearest Volcano
- Samsari Volcanic Center (19 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
- 1976Muradiye Earthquake of 1976 · M 7.05,000 deaths
- 1941Van–Erciş Earthquake of 1941 · M 6.0430 deaths
- 1935Kiği–Kars Earthquake of 1935 · M 6.1540 deaths
- 19241924 Pasinler Earthquake · M 6.860 deaths
- 1905Caucasus · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth