How frequent are earthquakes in Georgia?

Georgia has a moderate level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 55 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 226 quakes on average per year in Georgia. However, Georgia has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.

How many earthquakes occur every year in Georgia?

On average, Georgia has about 97 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 11.8 quakes per year).

Volcanoes of Georgia (6)

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Georgia is located in the Caucasus region of Eurasia, at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan.
Geologically, Georgia is located near the collision zone between the Eurasian, Arabic, and Anatolian tectonic plates.

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Latest earthquakes: Georgia

In the past 7 days, Georgia has had 2 quakes of magnitude 3.0 or above and 1 quake of magnitude . There were also 2 quakes below magnitude 2.0 which people don't normally feel.

A Magnitude earthquake occurred in .

Magnitude Earthquake -

Date and Time	Mag / Depth	Nearest Volcano / Location
Apr 21, 05:19 am (Universal Time)	2.0 12 km	63 km (39 mi) SE of unnamed	Lori (Armenia) - [45.96 Km] Akyaka (Kars)	Info
Apr 21, 04:31 am (Universal Time)	3.9 23 km	200 km (124 mi) NE of Porak	29 km of Şəki, Azerbaijan I FELT IT	Info
Saturday, April 19, 2025 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 19, 02:50 pm (GMT +4)	3.2 3 km	45 km (28 mi) W of Kabargin Oth	Georgia (sak'Art'Velo) I FELT IT	Info
Friday, April 18, 2025 GMT (2 quakes)
Apr 18, 01:32 am (Universal Time)	1.2 7.4 km	26 km (16 mi) S of unnamed	Georgia (sak'Art'Velo)	Info
Apr 18, 01:26 am (Universal Time)	1.2 7.2 km	56 km (35 mi) SE of unnamed	Shirak (Armenia) - [28.83 Km] Akyaka (Kars)	Info
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 GMT (1 quake)
Apr 16, 08:47 am (Universal Time)	1.5 7 km	86 km (53 mi) W of Kars	28 km northeast of Oltu, Erzurum, Turkey	Info

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Significant Earthquakes in Georgia since 1900

The deadliest earthquake in Georgia since 1900 was the magnitude 6.2 earthquake in

Georgia, Shida Kartli on Feb, 20, 1920. It resulted in between 100-1,000 fatalities and an unknown number of injured people.
This was the most disastrous quake in Georgia ever recorded. More than 1,000 houses and other buildings were destroyed and an unknown number damaged.

Date	Mag	Region	Deaths	Damage
2009 Sep 6	6.0	Northwestern	0	moderate	Info
2002 Apr 25	4.3	Tbilisi	5	heavy	Info
1991 Jun 15	6.1	Dzhava, Tskhinvali, Ossetia	8	heavy	Info
1991 May 15	4.9	Khekheti	1-50 (*)	light	Info
1991 Apr 29	7.0	Dzhava, Chiatura, Ambrolauri	270	catastrophic	Info
1986 May 13	5.7	Akhalkalaki, Susuz	2	heavy	Info
1940 May 7	6.0	Turkey-cis	16	moderate	Info
1920 Feb 20	6.2	Caucasus Gori, Tiflis	100-1,000 (*)	heavy	Info

(*) Estimated numbers

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database. doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K

All Quakes in History

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Oldest quakes (until 1960) are shown in yellow, most recent (from 2000) in red.

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Significant Earthquakes in Georgia FAQ

+Which was the deadliest earthquake in Georgia since 1900?

The deadliest earthquake in Georgia since 1900 was the magnitude 6.2 earthquake in Georgia, Shida Kartli on Feb, 20, 1920. It resulted in between 100-1,000 fatalities and an unknown number of injured people.

+Which was the earthquake that caused most damage in Georgia since 1900?

The earthquake that caused most damage was the magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Georgia, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti on Apr, 29, 1991. It caused 270 fatalities and estimated $1.7 billion US Dollars (today's equivalent) in total economic damage.

+How many people were killed by earthquakes in Georgia since 1900?

Since 1900, at least 7 earthquakes claimed an estimated total of 826 fatalities in Georgia.

+How much damage did earthquakes cause in Georgia since 1900?

There were 8 damaging or deadly quakes during this period that caused economic losses of approx. $1.8 billion US Dollars combined.

Volcano List

Dzau

(Fissure vent 1904 m / 6247 ft)

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Kabargin Oth

(cinder cones 3650 m / 11,975 ft)

Kabargin Oth volcano is a group of andesitic to dacitic cinder cones and lava domes in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia near the border with Russia. [more info]

Kasbek

(stratovolcano 5050 m / 16,568 ft)

2002 NASA Space Shuttle image of Kasbek volcano. It marks the path of an avalanche and debris flow produced by collapse of a glacier the following month. (image courtesy: Earth Sciences and Image Analysis Laboratory, NASA Johnson Space Center, 2002)

Kasbek volcano (also written as Kazbek volcano) is a large glacier-covered stratovolcano in the Caucasus Mountains of Georgia south of the border with Russia. It is the second highest volcano (after Elbrus) in the Caucasus range. There are no known historic eruptions, but radioca... [more info]

Keli Highland

(Pyroclastic cone(s) 3750 m / 12303 ft)

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unnamed

(cinder cones 3750 m / 12,303 ft)

An unnamed group of 5 andesitic-to-dacitic cinder cones and associated lava flows is located in northern Georgia 20 km from the Russian border and 35 km NE of the town of Tskhinvali. [more info]

unnamed

(lava cones 3400 m / 11,155 ft )

An unnamed group of 7 young volcanic cones is located in the Obul-Samarask upland of southern Georgia, SW of the capital city of Tbilisi, near the borders with Turkey and Armenia. The cones are early Pleistocene to Holocene in age and many of the craters have a well-preserved mor... [more info]

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