January 1, 1811 Earthquake: Kakhetiya, Georgia
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck Kakhetiya, Georgia on January 1, 1811 at 05:00 UTC, 7 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
- January 1, 1811
- Time
- 05:00 UTC
- Place
- Kakhetiya, Georgia
- Magnitude
- 4.2
- Focal depth
- 7 km (4 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 41.800° N, 45.200° E
- Country
- Georgia
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 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.
- 1139, Gyzndzha, Azerbaijan
- December 7, 1988, Leninakan, Spitak, Kirovakan, Armenia
- June 4, 1679, Dvina, Turkey, Armenia
- October 22, 1926, Turkey, Armenia
- April 29, 1991, Dzhava, Chiatura, Ambrolauri, Georgia
- December 31, 1899, Turkey
- March 9, 1830, Dagestan, Russia
- May 7, 1940, Turkey-Cis
- October 11, 2008, Chechnya, Caucasus, Russia
- June 15, 1991, Dzhava, Tskhinvali, Ossetia, Georgia
- April 25, 2002, Tbilisi, Georgia
- May 13, 1986, Akhalkalaki, Susuz, Georgia
- March 25, 1976, Turkey
- June 5, 2018, Shaki-Zaqatala, Azerbaijan
- August 3, 1989, Groznyy, Buynaksk, Russia
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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 1589.