Natural Disasters in the Caucasus

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Landslide hits Matchavariani street and nearby slopes in Tbilisi

Landslide hits Matchavariani street and nearby slopes in Tbilisi

A landslide has fallen on Machavariani Street and nearby slopes in the Georgian capital city of Tbilisi. According to Deputy Mayor of Tbilisi Irakli Bendeliani, the landslide is being monitored and German geoengineers will also help to …

Powerful earthquake hits Yerevan

Powerful earthquake hits Yerevan

An earthquake took place in Yerevan. The epicenter of the tremors was located 8 kilometers southeast of the Armenian capital, the focus lay at a depth of 10 kilometers. In the epicentre, the strength of the earthquake was 6-7 points, in Yerevan - …

Earthquake hits Shahbuz region of Azerbaijan

Earthquake hits Shahbuz region of Azerbaijan

The earthquake in the Shahbuz region, Azerbaijan, occurred at 17:22 (16:22 Moscow time) 10 km north-west of Shahbuz station. Its magnitude was 4.2, the Republican Center of Seismological Service of the National Academy of Sciences of …

3.7-point earthquake hits Chechnya-Dagestan border

3.7-point earthquake hits Chechnya-Dagestan border

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.7 was recorded on the border of Dagestan and Chechnya, the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Dagestan reports. The head of the seismic station of the Russian …

Earthquake hits Dagestan

Earthquake hits Dagestan

An earthquake measuring 4.6 points on the Richter scale hit Dagestan early this morning, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Center (EMSC) informed. Tremors were recorded at 04:05 (Moscow time). The epicenter of the …

Armenia marks 32nd anniversary of Spitak earthquake

Armenia marks 32nd anniversary of Spitak earthquake

Today, it is the 32nd anniversary of the tragic Spitak earthquake. The earthquake hit Armenia's Spitak on December 7th 1988.  Powerful tremors in nearly half a minute destroyed the whole northern part of Armenia, covering a …

Upper Lars opened for passenger cars

Upper Lars opened for passenger cars

Today, Georgian authorities restarted traffic on the Gudauri-Kobi (Cross Pass) section of the Mtskheta-Stepantsminda-Lars international highway (Georgian Military Highway), connecting Georgia and Russia, but so far, only for passenger cars, the …

Armenia hit by earthquake

Armenia hit by earthquake

An earthquake with a magnitude of 2.8 points was registered in Armenia, the country's Ministry of Emergencies reported. The earthquake's epicenter was located 20 km north-west of Yeghegnadzor. The earthquake occurred …

Earthquake hits western Georgia

Earthquake hits western Georgia

An earthquake measuring 3.2 points on the Richter scale has occurred in the Imereti region, western Georgia. This was reported by the National Seismic Monitoring Center of Georgia. The shake was registered at 01:31 (Moscow time) 1 km …

Two injured by rockfall in Kabardino-Balkaria

Two injured by rockfall in Kabardino-Balkaria

Today, two tourists were injured by a rockfall in the mountains of Kabardino-Balkaria (KBR), the regional EMERCOM office informs. ”A call was received, that in the Bezengi gorge of the Cherekskiy region on the Ural …

North Caucasus registers fourth earthquake in month

North Caucasus registers fourth earthquake in month

This morning, another tremors were regisered in Chechnya, the website of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences informs. The earthquake occurred at 4:06 in the Itum-Kalinsky region, 6 km north of Itum-Kali …

Earthqake jolts Caspian Sea

Earthqake jolts Caspian Sea

An earthquake has hit the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea, according to the Republican Seismic Survey Center of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. The quake was recorded at 11:51:21 local time. The …

Transkam closed due to avalanches

Transkam closed due to avalanches

For two days, the Transcaucasian highway connecting Russia with South Ossetia remains closed due to avalanches. A heating station has been deployed at the road, the press service of the Ministry of Emergencies of North Ossetia reports. …

Forest fires rage in Georgia's Martvili

Forest fires rage in Georgia's Martvili

The forest fire is raging in the Martvili region (Samegrelo - Zemo Svaneti, Georgia).  In addition, 140 firefighters and 30 local employees of the forest agency are trying to extinguish a forest fire near the village of Tskhumari, …

Armenia’s Shirak Province hit by 1.9-magnitude quake

Armenia’s Shirak Province hit by 1.9-magnitude quake

A 1.9-magnitude earthquake has been registered in Armenia’s Shirak Province yesterday evening, according to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Armenia. The quake was recorded at 19:35 local time. The epicenter of the quake …

Southern Georgia hit by 3.1-magnitude quake

Southern Georgia hit by 3.1-magnitude quake

A 3.1-magnitude earthquake has been registered in Georgia's Samtskhe-Javakheti region this morning. The quake was recorded at 07:18 Tbilisi time. The epicenter of the quake was located 6 km from Ninotsminda and 3 km …

Caspian Sea hit by 3.8-magnitude earthquake

Caspian Sea hit by 3.8-magnitude earthquake

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake has struck the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea today, according to the Republican Seismic Survey Center of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 53 …