Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake at unknown depth6 Mar 04:33 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 5 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMar 6, 2026 04:29:09 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Mar 6, 2026, at 07:29 am (GMT +3)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.3Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude43.507°N / 39.503°EGeorgiaSeismic antipode43.507°S / 140.497°WShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Nearest volcanoElbrus (239 km / 149 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 5.5°C (42 F), humidity: 93%, wind: 9 m/s (18 kts) from SEEstimated seismic energy released1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.3 | about seismic energy5 minutes agoMar 6, 2026 04:29 GMT / Mar 6, 2026 07:29 am (GMT +3)Lat / Lng: 43.507 / 39.503: Northwestern CaucasusSource: GFZDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22778597',43.50700,39.50300,'5 minutes ago: Mag. 4.3, Northwestern Caucasus',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in GeorgiaNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Sochi, a city with more than 330,000 inhabitants in Russia, in 21 km (13 mi) distance northeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced light shaking there. In the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi, 481 km (299 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry21 km (13 mi)NE of epicenterSochi(pop: 327,600)IV: LightKrasnodarskiy KrayRussia23 km (14 mi)NE of epicenterDagomys(pop: 20,000)IV: LightKrasnodarskiy KrayRussia25 km (16 mi)N of epicenterVardane(pop: 5,000)IV: LightKrasnodarskiy KrayRussia29 km (18 mi)E of epicenterKhosta(pop: 20,000)III: WeakSochi, Krasnodarskiy KrayRussia31 km (20 mi)E of epicenterKudepsta(pop: 17,000)III: WeakKrasnodarskiy KrayRussia35 km (22 mi)E of epicenterAdler(pop: 70,200)III: WeakKrasnodarskiy KrayRussia39 km (24 mi)E of epicenterSirius(pop: 13,800)III: WeakKrasnodarskiy KrayRussia47 km (29 mi)N of epicenterLazarevskoye(pop: 30,000)III: WeakSochi, Krasnodarskiy KrayRussia49 km (30 mi)E of epicenterGantiadi(pop: 4,900)III: WeakGagra District, AbkhaziaGeorgia60 km (37 mi)E of epicenterKrasnaya Polyana(pop: 4,020)III: WeakSochi, Krasnodarskiy KrayRussia67 km (42 mi)E of epicenterGagra(pop: 11,800)III: WeakAbkhaziaGeorgia74 km (46 mi)NW of epicenterTuapse(pop: 64,200)III: WeakTuapsinskiy Rayon, Krasnodarskiy KrayRussia78 km (48 mi)SE of epicenterPitsunda(pop: 3,990)III: WeakGagra District, AbkhaziaGeorgia84 km (52 mi)NW of epicenterNebug(pop: 3,700)III: WeakTuapsinskiy Rayon, Krasnodarskiy KrayRussia85 km (53 mi)NE of epicenterMezmay(pop: 1000)III: WeakKrasnodarskiy KrayRussia97 km (60 mi)N of epicenterNeftegorsk(pop: 4,790)II: Very weakKrasnodarskiy KrayRussia99 km (61 mi)NW of epicenterNovomikhaylovskiy(pop: 10,400)II: Very weakKrasnodarskiy KrayRussia101 km (63 mi)SE of epicenterGudauta(pop: 8,750)II: Very weakAbkhaziaGeorgia102 km (64 mi)N of epicenterKhadyzhensk(pop: 21,700)II: Very weakKrasnodarskiy KrayRussia108 km (67 mi)N of epicenterApsheronsk(pop: 40,500)II: Very weakKrasnodarskiy KrayRussia118 km (73 mi)SE of epicenterStantsiya Novyy Afon(pop: 26,600)II: Very weakAbkhaziaGeorgia129 km (80 mi)N of epicenterGoryachiy Klyuch(pop: 28,100)II: Very weakKrasnodarskiy KrayRussia131 km (82 mi)N of epicenterMaykop(pop: 142,000)II: Very weakRespublika AdygeyaRussia133 km (82 mi)SE of epicenterSukhumi(pop: 65,400)II: Very weakAbkhaziaGeorgia144 km (89 mi)N of epicenterBelorechensk(pop: 54,500)II: Very weakKrasnodarskiy KrayRussia144 km (90 mi)NE of epicenterMostovskoy(pop: 25,200)II: Very weakKrasnodarskiy KrayRussia157 km (98 mi)N of epicenterGiaginskaya(pop: 15,200)II: Very weakGiaginskiy Rayon, Respublika AdygeyaRussia160 km (99 mi)NE of epicenterLabinsk(pop: 61,900)II: Very weakKrasnodarskiy KrayRussia164 km (102 mi)NW of epicenterSeverskaya(pop: 22,800)II: Very weakKrasnodarskiy KrayRussia164 km (102 mi)N of epicenterAfipskiy(pop: 18,200)II: Very weakKrasnodarskiy KrayRussia165 km (102 mi)N of epicenterEnem(pop: 17,700)II: Very weakRespublika AdygeyaRussia166 km (103 mi)NW of epicenterGelendzhik(pop: 50,700)II: Very weakKrasnodarskiy KrayRussia166 km (103 mi)NW of epicenterIl'skiy(pop: 23,000)II: Very weakKrasnodarskiy KrayRussia174 km (108 mi)NW of epicenterKholmskiy(pop: 17,500)II: Very weakKrasnodarskiy KrayRussia176 km (109 mi)NE of epicenterKurganinsk(pop: 47,700)II: Very weakKrasnodarskiy KrayRussia178 km (111 mi)NW of epicenterAkhtyrskiy(pop: 19,500)II: Very weakKrasnodarskiy KrayRussia186 km (115 mi)NW of epicenterAbinsk(pop: 34,700)II: Very weakKrasnodarskiy KrayRussia195 km (121 mi)NW of epicenterNovorossiysk(pop: 241,900)II: Very weakKrasnodarskiy KrayRussia199 km (123 mi)NW of epicenterKrymsk(pop: 57,600)II: Very weakKrasnodarskiy KrayRussia481 km (299 mi)SE of epicenterTbilisi(pop: 1,049,500)I: Not feltK'alak'i T'bilisiGeorgiaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-03-6EpicenterAgency4.310 km6.2 mi(*)04:29:09.76Northwestern CaucasusGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 2 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Mar 6, 2026 07:29 am (GMT +3)5 minutes ago4.310 km0 km - This quakeNorthwestern CaucasusMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 56 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 7.5 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 5 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 55.6 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 1.78 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 7 quakes per yearMag. 2 or higher: 9.1 quakes per yearThe area where this quake occurred has a moderate level of seismic activity. However, It has had at least 47 quakes above magnitude 4 since 2000, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 1 to 5 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake