M6.0 earthquake near Ts’khinvali, Shida Kartli

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 8 km N of Oni, Georgia on 7 Sept 2009, 22:41 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. 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 65 km away in Shida Kartli, Georgia.