M4.5 earthquake 7 km SSE of Ts’alk’a, Georgia
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 7 km SSE of Ts’alk’a, Georgia on Mon, Mar 14, 1977, 11:42 PM GMT+4 (19:42 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-03-14 19:42:58 UTC
- Depth
- 16.0 km (9.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.531° N, 44.129° E
- Region
- Georgia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 38
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000mx2. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:50 AM UTC.