Quake jolts Georgia

An earthquake with magnitude of 2.6 on the Richter scale occurred near Tbilisi today, the seismological monitoring service said. The earthquake occurred between Norio and Martkopi villages at 11:29 a.m., Tbilisi time.

According to seismologists, tremors were barely felt. No destruction or casualties were reported.

The intensity of tremors increased in recent days in eastern Georgia, in particular, near Tbilisi .

A strong 5.5 magnitude earthquake was recorded in western Georgia in August.


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