Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 9 km depth8 Sep 04:54 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 2 minutes.8 Sep 04:55: Magnitude recalculated from 4.1 to 4.0.8 Sep 04:58: Now using data updates from AFADI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeSep 8, 2026 04:52:15 UTC - Local time at epicenterTuesday, Sep 8, 2026, at 08:52 am (Asia/Tbilisi GMT +4)StatusconfirmedMagnitude3.9Depth9.2 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude41.596°N / 43.5628°ESamtskhe-Javakheti, GeorgiaAlso near: Turkey 46 km (29 mi) away | Armenia 51 km (32 mi) awaySeismic antipode41.596°S / 136.437°WShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceAFAD (Disaster and Emergency Management Authority)Nearest volcanounnamed (13 km / 8 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds 4.8°C (41 F), humidity: 75%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from SWEstimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy13 minutes agoSep 8, 2026 04:52 GMT / Sep 8, 2026 08:52 am (Tbilisi time)Lat / Lng: 41.596 / 43.56283: Georgia: Akhalkalaki, Samtskhe-Javakheti (Gürcistan) - [46.11 km] Çıldır (Ardahan)Source: AFADOther sources: RaspberryShake: 3.9 / 9.2 km, KOERI-RETMC: 3.9 / 6 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23344828',41.59600,43.56283,'13 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Georgia: Akhalkalaki, Samtskhe-Javakheti (Gürcistan) - [46.11 km] Çıldır (Ardahan)',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); 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 Gori, a town with 42,000 inhabitants in Georgia, in 63 km (39 mi) distance northeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Many smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi, 106 km (66 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as very weak shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry17 km (11 mi)S of epicenterMach'at'ia(pop: 767)III: WeakSamtskhe-JavakhetiGeorgia18 km (11 mi)N of epicenterBakuriani(pop: 1,820)III: WeakBorjomi Municipality, Samtskhe-JavakhetiGeorgia26 km (16 mi)W of epicenterAspindza(pop: 2,430)III: WeakAspindza Municipality, Samtskhe-JavakhetiGeorgia27 km (16 mi)SW of epicenterKhertvisi(pop: 1000)III: WeakSamtskhe-JavakhetiGeorgia31 km (19 mi)NW of epicenterBorjomi(pop: 11,200)III: WeakSamtskhe-JavakhetiGeorgia33 km (21 mi)SW of epicenterVardzia(pop: 500)III: WeakSamtskhe-JavakhetiGeorgia37 km (23 mi)S of epicenterNinotsminda(pop: 3,840)III: WeakNinotsminda Municipality, Samtskhe-JavakhetiGeorgia38 km (23 mi)N of epicenterAkhaldaba(pop: 1,760)III: WeakBorjomi Municipality, Samtskhe-JavakhetiGeorgia44 km (27 mi)S of epicenterGorelovk'a(pop: 700)III: WeakSamtskhe-JavakhetiGeorgia44 km (27 mi)E of epicenterTsalka(pop: 3,900)III: WeakTsalka Municipality, Kvemo KartliGeorgia45 km (28 mi)N of epicenterKhashuri(pop: 23,900)III: WeakKhachuri, Shida KartliGeorgia48 km (30 mi)W of epicenterAkhaltsikhe(pop: 17,400)III: WeakAkhaltsikhe Municipality, Samtskhe-JavakhetiGeorgia52 km (32 mi)SW of epicenterKurtkale(pop: 213)II: Very weakCildir Ilcesi, ArdahanTurkey55 km (34 mi)NE of epicenterKareli(pop: 6,750)II: Very weakShida KartliGeorgia56 km (35 mi)NW of epicenterKharagauli(pop: 1,740)II: Very weakImeretiGeorgia61 km (38 mi)SE of epicenterDmanisi(pop: 3,100)II: Very weakKvemo KartliGeorgia61 km (38 mi)W of epicenterSavaşır(pop: 97)II: Very weakArdahanTurkey63 km (39 mi)NE of epicenterGori(pop: 41,900)II: Very weakShida KartliGeorgia63 km (39 mi)W of epicenterAbastumani(pop: 579)II: Very weakAdigeni Municipality, Samtskhe-JavakhetiGeorgia65 km (41 mi)SW of epicenterKotanlı(pop: 145)II: Very weakArdahanTurkey66 km (41 mi)E of epicenterJvara(pop: 3,040)II: Very weakKvemo KartliGeorgia67 km (41 mi)S of epicenterAshotsk(pop: 3,330)II: Very weakShirakArmenia67 km (42 mi)SW of epicenterDamal(pop: 2,860)II: Very weakArdahanTurkey69 km (43 mi)N of epicenterZnaur(pop: 755)II: Very weakGeorgia69 km (43 mi)E of epicenterManglisi(pop: 1,670)II: Very weakTetritsqaro Municipality, Kvemo KartliGeorgia70 km (44 mi)W of epicenterPosof(pop: 2,900)II: Very weakArdahanTurkey71 km (44 mi)SE of epicenterMetsavan(pop: 6,020)II: Very weakTashir Municipality, LoriArmenia72 km (45 mi)NW of epicenterZestaponi(pop: 20,200)II: Very weakZestaponi Municipality, ImeretiGeorgia73 km (45 mi)SW of epicenterHanak(pop: 5,120)II: Very weakArdahanTurkey77 km (48 mi)SW of epicenterCiceklidag(pop: 597)II: Very weakHanak Ilcesi, ArdahanTurkey79 km (49 mi)SW of epicenterOElcek(pop: 625)II: Very weakArdahan, ArdahanTurkey80 km (50 mi)SE of epicenterKatnarat(pop: 888)II: Very weakTashir Municipality, LoriArmenia80 km (50 mi)SE of epicenterTashir(pop: 7,840)II: Very weakLoriArmenia81 km (50 mi)NW of epicenterBaghdati(pop: 2,410)II: Very weakBaghdati Municipality, ImeretiGeorgia82 km (51 mi)SE of epicenterSarchapet(pop: 1,200)II: Very weakTashir Municipality, LoriArmenia88 km (55 mi)SW of epicenterNebioglu(pop: 597)II: Very weakArdahan, ArdahanTurkey95 km (59 mi)SE of epicenterStepanavan(pop: 12,100)II: Very weakLoriArmenia106 km (66 mi)E of epicenterTbilisi(pop: 1,049,500)II: Very weakK'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 GMT2026-09-8EpicenterAgency3.99.2 km5.7 mi04:52:15Akhalkalaki, Samtskhe-Javakheti (Gürcistan) - [46.11 km] Çıldır (Ardahan)AFAD (Disaster and Emergency Management Authority)3.99.2 km5.7 mi04:52:15Georgia-Armenia-Türkiye Border Region0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with AFADRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)3.96 km3.7 mi04:52:15GURCISTAN2.8 km (1.8 mi) epicenter difference with AFADKOERI-RETMC (Kandilli Oservatory and Earthquake Research Institute in Istanbul)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 56 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 118 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.03 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 31.3 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 0.35 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.8 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 5.6 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 28.1 quakes per yearMag. 2 or higher: 91 quakes per year (or 7.5 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 120 quakes per year (or 10 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 30 to 35 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 19 weeks after a magnitude 4.3 earthquake had hit on Tuesday, Apr 28, 2026, at 03:02 pm local time (Europe/Istanbul GMT +3) in 73 km (46 mi) distance to the southwest:Mag. 4.3 earthquake 33 km east of Ardahan - Ardahan, Turkey - Apr 28, 2026 -The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 5.3. It had occurred 5 years earlier, on Sunday, Feb 13, 2022, at 10:25 pm local time (Asia/Yerevan GMT +4) in Shirak, Armenia:Mag. 5.3 earthquake 43 km north of Gyumri - Shirak, Armenia - Feb 13, 2022 -The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 7.3. It had occurred 50 years ago earlier, on Wednesday, Nov 24, 1976, at 03:22 pm local time (Europe/Istanbul GMT +3) in Van, Turkey:Mag. 7.3 earthquake Van - Agri, Turkey - Nov 24, 1976 -Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapSep 4, 11:55 am (GMT +4)3.110 km62 km (39 mi) to the NE 3.1 km northwest of Gori, Shida Kartli, Georgia I felt itInfoSep 3, 03:28 am (Tbilisi)3.610 km38 km (24 mi) to the SEKvemo Kartli, 79 km west of Tbilisi, K'alak'i T'bilisi, Georgia I felt itInfoSep 2, 11:28 pm (GMT +4)3.2?10 km43 km (27 mi) to the SEKvemo Kartli, 72 km southwest of Tbilisi, K'alak'i T'bilisi, Georgia (unconfirmed) I felt itInfoAug 28, 03:05 am (GMT +4)3.110 km44 km (28 mi) to the SESamtskhe-Javakheti, 91 km southwest of Tbilisi, K'alak'i T'bilisi, GeorgiaInfoAug 24, 06:04 pm (Tbilisi)3.210 km41 km (26 mi) to the SEKvemo Kartli, 82 km southwest of Tbilisi, K'alak'i T'bilisi, GeorgiaInfoApr 28, 03:02 pm (Istanbul)4.310 km73 km (46 mi) to the SW 33 km east of Ardahan, Ardahan, TurkeyInfoDec 28, 2025 01:57 pm (Tbilisi)3.95 km42 km (26 mi) to the SEKvemo Kartli, 79 km southwest of Tbilisi, K'alak'i T'bilisi, Georgia 2 reportsInfoNov 2, 2025 07:49 pm (Yerevan)4.312 km62 km (38 mi) to the SE 33 km north of Gyumri, Shirak, Armenia 27 reportsInfoMar 8, 2025 09:26 am (Yerevan)4.49.5 km95 km (59 mi) to the SE 24 km northwest of Vanadzor, Lori, Armenia 75 reportsInfoOct 2, 2024 03:38 am (Yerevan)3.913 km56 km (35 mi) to the SGeorgia 3 reportsInfoJul 11, 2022 07:36 am (Yerevan)4.710 km63 km (39 mi) to the SE 40 km north of Gyumri, Shirak, Armenia 79 reportsInfoMay 1, 2022 11:35 pm (Yerevan)4.910 km68 km (42 mi) to the SE 50 km northwest of Vanadzor, Lori, Armenia 353 reportsInfoMar 15, 2022 04:25 pm (Tbilisi)4.710 km84 km (52 mi) to the NW 26 km south of Kutaisi, Imereti, Georgia 8 reportsInfoFeb 13, 2022 10:25 pm (Yerevan)5.310 km61 km (38 mi) to the SE 43 km north of Gyumri, Shirak, Armenia 551 reportsInfoAug 16, 2021 05:44 am (Tbilisi)4.610 km56 km (35 mi) to the SESamtskhe-Javakheti, 91 km southwest of Tbilisi, K'alak'i T'bilisi, Georgia 139 reportsInfoJul 12, 2016 10:14 am (Universal Time)4.810 km54 km (34 mi) to the EKvemo Kartli, 63 km southwest of Tbilisi, K'alak'i T'bilisi, Georgia 11 reportsInfoJan 19, 2011 01:17 pm (Tbilisi)5.210 km85 km (53 mi) to the NW 34 km south of Kutaisi, Imereti, GeorgiaInfoMay 24, 2006 07:17 am (Yerevan)4.710 km75 km (47 mi) to the SE 42 km northwest of Vanadzor, Lori, ArmeniaInfoMar 23, 2002 10:43 pm (Tbilisi)5.010.6 km36 km (22 mi) to the EKvemo Kartli, 71 km west of Tbilisi, K'alak'i T'bilisi, GeorgiaInfoJun 6, 2001 06:54 pm (Universal Time)4.812 km50 km (31 mi) to the SEKvemo Kartli, 74 km southwest of Tbilisi, K'alak'i T'bilisi, GeorgiaInfoJul 12, 1998 01:10 am (Tbilisi)5.210 km71 km (44 mi) to the NW 32 km southeast of Kutaisi, Imereti, GeorgiaInfoJul 4, 1991 10:26 am (Tbilisi)5.420 km99 km (62 mi) to the NE Georgia (Sak'art'velo)InfoApr 29, 1991 01:12 pm (Tbilisi)7.017 km96 km (59 mi) to the N 22 km WNW of Java, GeorgiaInfoDec 16, 1990 07:45 pm (Tbilisi)5.533 km29 km (18 mi) to the SE 68 km southeast of Akhaltsikhe, Samtskhe-Javakheti, GeorgiaInfoDec 7, 1988 11:45 am (Yerevan)5.910 km90 km (56 mi) to the SE 28 km northwest of Vanadzor, Lori, ArmeniaInfoDec 7, 1988 11:41 am (Yerevan)6.85.4 km85 km (53 mi) to the SEShirak, 33 km northwest of Vanadzor, Lori, ArmeniaInfoMay 13, 1986 12:44 pm (Tbilisi)5.810 km23 km (15 mi) to the SESamtskhe-Javakheti, 96 km west of Tbilisi, K'alak'i T'bilisi, GeorgiaInfoJan 2, 1978 10:31 am (Tbilisi)5.310 km57 km (35 mi) to the EKvemo Kartli, 52 km west of Tbilisi, K'alak'i T'bilisi, GeorgiaInfoNov 24, 1976 03:22 pm (Istanbul)7.336 km278 km (173 mi) to the SVan, 48 km south of Dogubayazit, Agri, TurkeyInfoApr 30, 1976 01:18 am (Istanbul)5.544 km99 km (61 mi) to the SWArdahan, 38 km northwest of Kars, Kars, TurkeyInfoJan 3, 1970 10:54 am (Tbilisi)5.415 km17 km (10.3 mi) to the NW 40 km east of Akhaltsikhe, Samtskhe-Javakheti, GeorgiaInfoJan 30, 1967 05:20 am (Yerevan)5.210 km90 km (56 mi) to the SE 28 km northwest of Vanadzor, Lori, ArmeniaInfoDec 8, 1959 05:34 pm (Tbilisi)5.715 km51 km (32 mi) to the SE Georgia (Sak'art'velo)InfoMay 31, 1958 07:50 am (Tbilisi)5.310 km48 km (30 mi) to the SE 43 km west of Bolnisi, Kvemo Kartli, GeorgiaInfoJul 10, 1940 01:11 pm (Universal Time)5.415 km28 km (17 mi) to the SESamtskhe-Javakheti, 88 km west of Tbilisi, K'alak'i T'bilisi, GeorgiaInfoMay 8, 1940 02:23 am (Tbilisi)6.00 km23 km (14 mi) to the NESamtskhe-Javakheti, 86 km west of Tbilisi, K'alak'i T'bilisi, GeorgiaInfoOct 23, 1926 12:59 am (Yerevan)5.90 km75 km (46 mi) to the S 18 km north of Gyumri, Shirak, ArmeniaInfoOct 22, 1926 04:44 pm (Universal Time)5.415 km89 km (55 mi) to the S 29 km north of Kars, Kars, TurkeyInfoJan 9, 1925 08:38 pm (Istanbul)5.80 km77 km (48 mi) to the SW 13 km northeast of Ardahan, Ardahan, TurkeyInfoFeb 20, 1920 03:44 pm (Tbilisi)6.20 km63 km (39 mi) to the NE 2 km northwest of Gori, Shida Kartli, GeorgiaInfoOct 12, 1912 07:48 pm (Universal Time)5.715 km93 km (58 mi) to the SE 26 km northwest of Vanadzor, Lori, ArmeniaInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]Lat / Lng: 41.596 / 43.56283: Georgia: Akhalkalaki, Samtskhe-Javakheti (Gürcistan) - [46.11 km] Çıldır (Ardahan)Lat / Lng: 41.596 / 43.56283: Georgia: Akhalkalaki, Samtskhe-Javakheti (Gürcistan) - [46.11 km] Çıldır (Ardahan)