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M4.9 earthquake 19 km NNW of Java, Georgia

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 19 km NNW of Java, Georgia on Mon, Apr 29, 1991, 1:37 PM GMT+4 (09:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 Russia-Georgia border region. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.9 (mb), light
Local time: Mon, Apr 29, 1991, 1:37 PM GMT+4
UTC: 1991-04-29 09:37:37 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 42.568° N, 43.881° E
Region: Georgia
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 66.

Before

7.022 km WNW of Java, GeorgiaMon, Apr 29, 1:12 PM GMT+4 · 12932 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004qzc (also filed as iscgem336957). Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 1:18 AM UTC.