An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.2 occurred in the south of Georgia. The tremors were so strong that they were felt in Batumi and Tbilisi. This was reported on the site of seismic monitoring of the University of Elijah.

The earthquake occurred at 22.25 Tbilisi time (21.25 Moscow time). The epicenter is located near the village of Sameba, which is located on the border of the regions of Kvemo Kartli and Samtskhe-Javakheti.

Teya Godoladze, director of the Institute of Earth Sciences and the National Center for Seismic Monitoring, told the Novosti-Georgia portal that according to the first data, the magnitude was 5.8, after clarification, according to updated data, it increased to 6.2.

“However, in this seismically active region of Samtskhe-Javakheti, tremors are still taking place, instruments register from 2 to 4,” she said.

According to the mayor of the Dmanisi municipality, Koba Muradashvili, where a strong earthquake occurred, there was no damage.

“Nothing happened to us. We are all peaceful and calm. Our municipality was the epicenter, but there was no damage or casualties,” the official said.

According to the Mtavari Arxi TV channel, the tremors were felt in other regions of Georgia in addition to the two cities mentioned above.

Information about the dead and destruction has not yet been received.

Earlier, Roskosmos showed what was left of the island of Tonga after the volcanic eruption.

A powerful eruption of the underwater volcano Hunga-Haapai, which lasted several days, and the tsunami provoked by it, led to large-scale destruction in the island Kingdom of Tonga. So, local authorities evacuated the head of the island state Tupou VI from the royal palace in the capital city of Nuku'alofa.

According to the Geological Survey of Tonga, the volcanic eruption was the largest since December 2021 and caused a number of small tsunamis recorded off the coast of Tongatapu, the largest island in the archipelago.

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