Earthquake strikes western Georgia

An earthquake occurred in western Georgia on January 8.

Tremors measuring magnitude 3.1 were recorded at 11:18 local time in the village of Gomi, located 3 km from the town of Oni, Caliber.Az reports via foreign media.

The earthquake’s epicentre was at a depth of 10 km.

Georgia is a country with moderate seismic activity. The strongest earthquake recorded in Georgia, with a magnitude of 7.0, occurred in 1991 in the Racha and Imereti regions (Western Georgia). The intensity at the epicentre reached 9 points.

By Jeyhun Aghazada