M6.0 earthquake 8 km N of Oni, Georgia
A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 8 km N of Oni, Georgia on Tue, Sep 8, 2009, 2:41 AM GMT+4 (22:41 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.0 (mwc), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 2009-09-07 22:41:37 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.660° N, 43.443° E
- Region
- Georgia
- Felt reports
- 124
- Strongest shaking
- VII, very strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VII, very strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 29.8% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.8 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
124 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was VII, very strong shaking.
Fault motion and ground failure
How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.
- Faulting
- Reverse (thrust)
- Nodal plane 1
- Strike 320°, dip 47°, rake 117°
- Nodal plane 2
- Strike 103°, dip 49°, rake 63°
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Station coverage gap
- 32°
- Stations used
- 309
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 3.0 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8Russia-Georgia border region · 6231 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 34
- 4.513 km N of Oni, Georgia · 6231 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.79 km NNW of Oni, Georgia · 6230 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.611 km ESE of Oni, Georgia · 6229 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.611 km N of Oni, Georgia · 6226 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000h1ar (also filed as us2009lgbw, choy20090907224137, gcmtc200909072241a, gcmt20090907224137, iscgem13684754, atlas20090907224137). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:52 AM UTC.