After the first shock of magnitude 4.3, there were two more, but of lesser force.
On Saturday, February 11, in the Georgian city of Ozurget, located 70 kilometers from the border with Turkey, residents were frightened by tremors.
How reported TV company “Mtavari Arkhi” with reference to the National Center for Seismic Monitoring of the Institute of Earth Sciences, 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 were very felt in high-rise buildings. After the experience amid reports from neighboring Turkey, people are afraid to return to high-rise buildings.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center, after this earthquake, two more tremors were recorded, the magnitude was 3.0. Their epicenter was also located in the Ozurgeti region.
According to unconfirmed information, residents of the city of Batumi, located nearby, also felt the earthquake.
Recall, 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.
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