After the first shock of magnitude 4.3, two more, but of lesser strength, occurred.
On Saturday, On February 11, in the Georgian city of Ozurget, located 70 kilometers from the border with Turkey, residents were frightened by tremors.
According to the TV company “Mtavari Arkhi” with reference to the National Center for Seismic Monitoring of the Institute of Earth Sciences, in At 19:33 (18:33 Kyiv time) an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 occurred.
Its epicenter was in the region of Mount Bakhmaro near the city of Ozurgeti.
According to local residents, tremors very felt in high-rise buildings. After the experience, against the backdrop of reports from neighboring Turkey, people are afraid to return to high-rise buildings.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, two more tremors were recorded after this earthquake, the magnitude was 3.0. Their epicenter was also located in the Ozurgeti region.
According to unconfirmed information, residents of the nearby city of Batumi also felt the earthquake.
Recall that on February 6, a powerful earthquake occurred in Turkey and Syria. According to the latest data, the number of victims in the countries has increased to more than 25 thousand.
