1920 Gori earthquake

1920 Gori earthquake
UTC time	1920-02-20 11:45
ISC event	912437
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	February 20, 1920
Local time	15:45
Magnitude	6.2 Ms
Depth	11 km (6.8 mi)
Epicenter	42°00′N 44°06′E / 42.0°N 44.1°E
Areas affected	Georgia
Max. intensity	MMI IX (Violent)
Casualties	114–130

The 1920 Gori earthquake hit the Democratic Republic of Georgia on 20 February at 15:45 local time. The shock had a surface wave magnitude of 6.2 and a maximum Mercalli Intensity of IX (Violent). Heavy damage (and between 114 and 130 deaths) affected the town of Gori and its medieval fortress.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e USGS (September 4, 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey
^ ^a ^b Ion Apostol, ed. (2008). Risk Assessment as a Basis for the Forecast and Prevention of Catastrophies. IOS Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-58603-844-1.

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[PAGER-CAT-1] USGS (September 4, 2009), PAGER-CAT Earthquake Catalog, Version 2008_06.1, United States Geological Survey

[Postol-2] Ion Apostol, ed. (2008). Risk Assessment as a Basis for the Forecast and Prevention of Catastrophies. IOS Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-58603-844-1.

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v t e Earthquakes in the 1920s
1920	Veracruz (6.4, Jan 3) † Gori (6.2, Feb 20) † Garfagnana (6.5, Sep 7) † Haiyuan (7.8, Dec 16) †‡ Mendoza (6.0, Dec 17)
1921	Massawa (6.1, August 14)† ‡ Sevier Valley (6.3/5.7/6.3, Sep 29/Oct 1)
1923	1st Kamchatka (8.4, February 3) Renda (7.0, March 24)† 2nd Kamchatka (8.2, Apr 13)† Torbat-e Heydarieh (6.0, May 25)† Great Kantō (8.1, September 1)† ‡
1925	Charlevoix–Kamouraska (6.2, Feb 28) Dali (7.0, Mar 16) †‡ Montana (6.9, June 27) Santa Barbara (6.8, June 29)
1927	Ljubinje (6.0, Feb 14) Kita Tango (7.0, Mar 7) † Mendoza (7.1, Apr 14) † Gulang (7.6, May 22) †‡ Jericho (6.3, July 11) † Crimea (6.7, Sep 11) Lompoc (7.3, Nov 4)
1928	Chirpan–Plovdiv (7.1/7.1, Apr 14/Apr 18) † Chachapoyas (7.2, May 14) Talca (7.6, Dec 1) †‡
1929	Cumaná (6.9, Jan 17) † Arthur's Pass (7.1, Mar 9) Kopet Dag (7.2, May 1) †‡ Suşehri (6.3, May 18) † Murchison (7.8, June 17) Grand Banks (7.2, Nov 18)
† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths ‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year

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