Georgia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 11 km S of Agara, Georgia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 11 km S of Agara, Georgia on Fri, May 3, 1991, 10:12 AM GMT+4 (06:12 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 9 km NE of Java, Georgia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1991-05-03 06:12:54 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.933° N, 43.800° E
Region
Georgia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.619 km NNE of Ambrolauri, Georgia · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 5.216 km NNE of Ambrolauri, Georgia · 12931 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 4.214 km NNW of Surami, Georgia · 12930 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.011 km NW of Borjomi, Georgia · 12929 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 4.29 km NNW of Ambrolauri, Georgia · 12927 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 4.62 km SSW of Ambrolauri, Georgia · 12925 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 4.45 km N of Oni, Georgia · 12924 days ago · 28 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 4.715 km NNE of Java, Georgia · 12924 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 3.811 km ENE of Oni, Georgia · 12920 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 4.97 km WSW of Oni, Georgia · 12919 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  11. 4.43 km N of Ambrolauri, Georgia · 12911 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 6.39 km NE of Java, Georgia · 12889 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 4.521 km E of Ts’khinvali, Georgia · 12887 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 4.520 km W of Java, Georgia · 12873 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 4.612 km SSW of Oni, Georgia · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.5Russia-Georgia border region · 12932 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 4.124 km NE of Oni, Georgia · 12932 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 3.95 km SE of Ambrolauri, Georgia · 12932 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 4.04 km NE of Oni, Georgia · 12933 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 4.15 km WSW of Ts’khinvali, Georgia · 12933 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 5.115 km N of Java, Georgia · 12933 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 4.114 km S of Mizur, Russia · 12933 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 3.813 km NNW of Sach’khere, Georgia · 12933 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.88 km S of Oni, Georgia · 12933 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 4.022 km SW of Zest’aponi, Georgia · 12934 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 4.512 km W of Java, Georgia · 12934 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.66 km ESE of Ambrolauri, Georgia · 12934 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 4.12 km SSW of Khashuri, Georgia · 12934 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 4.84 km ENE of Oni, Georgia · 12934 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 3.89 km ENE of Ambrolauri, Georgia · 12934 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 4.46 km NE of Agara, Georgia · 12934 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  18. 4.23 km ENE of Sach’khere, Georgia · 12934 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 3.99 km WSW of Gori, Georgia · 12935 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 4.619 km N of Java, Georgia · 12935 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004r60. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.