Earthquakes in Georgia Today
Georgia occupies the compressed corridor between the Greater and Lesser Caucasus mountains, accommodating the continental collision of the Arabian and Eurasian plates. Active deformation is dominated by fold-and-thrust belts along the Greater Caucasus frontal thrust and Trialeti system, generating powerful shallow thrust events such as the 1991 Mw 7.0 Racha earthquake—the strongest recorded in the country—as well as shallow intraplate events beneath vulnerable urban centers like the 2002 Tbilisi earthquake.
Danger Level (72h)
72-hour composite hazard forecast
Recent Quakes (30d)
Recorded in the last 30 days
Max Magnitude (30d)
Largest earthquake in the last 30 days
Recent earthquakes
Counts cover the seismic belts this platform monitors in Georgia, not its administrative borders. A monitored belt can reach across a border, and events there are listed with the country of their epicentre.
Volcanoes of Georgia
2 Holocene volcanoes under seismic monitoring
Tectonic setting
Georgia occupies the compressed corridor between the Greater and Lesser Caucasus mountains, accommodating the continental collision of the Arabian and Eurasian plates. Active deformation is dominated by fold-and-thrust belts along the Greater Caucasus frontal thrust and Trialeti system, generating powerful shallow thrust events such as the 1991 Mw 7.0 Racha earthquake—the strongest recorded in the country—as well as shallow intraplate events beneath vulnerable urban centers like the 2002 Tbilisi earthquake.
Frequently asked questions
What is the emergency number in Georgia?
The emergency number in Georgia is 112, answered by Emergency Management Service, Ministry of Internal Affairs. After strong shaking, keep the line free for those trapped or injured and check official channels for aftershock and tsunami advisories.
Who monitors earthquakes in Georgia?
The national seismic authority is Institute of Earth Sciences and National Seismic Monitoring Centre, Ilia State University (IES / NSMC). EarthquakeLive cross-checks its bulletins against 18 international networks, so an event may appear here with a slightly different magnitude until the agencies converge on a final solution.