1350 Earthquake: Chegem Gorge, Chrebalo, Georgia
A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck Chegem Gorge, Chrebalo, Georgia in 1350, 20 km below the surface.
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Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- 1350
- Place
- Chegem Gorge, Chrebalo, Georgia
- Magnitude
- 6.5
- Focal depth
- 20 km (12 mi)
- Intensity
- 9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 43.000° N, 43.000° E
- Country
- Georgia
The toll
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- April 29, 1991, Dzhava, Chiatura, Ambrolauri, Georgia
- December 31, 1899, Turkey
- May 7, 1940, Turkey-Cis
- June 15, 1991, Dzhava, Tskhinvali, Ossetia, Georgia
- May 13, 1986, Akhalkalaki, Susuz, Georgia
- August 3, 1989, Groznyy, Buynaksk, Russia
- September 6, 2009, Northwestern, Georgia
- May 15, 1991, Khekheti, Georgia
- October 21, 1905, Caucasus, Georgia
- April 14, 1275, Georgia
- February 20, 1920, Gori, Tiflis, Caucasus, Georgia
- 1283, Samtskhe, Dzhavakhet, Georgia
- 1688, Tersk, Russia
- 50 BC, Dyoscuria [sukhumi], Georgia
- April 22, 1088, Tmogvi, Georgia
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 542.