M5.0 earthquake near Ts’khinvali, Shida Kartli

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 13 km ESE of Oni, Georgia on 6 Nov 2018, 01:17 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Ts’khinvali, about 46 km away in Shida Kartli, Georgia.