Georgia earthquakes

M4.5 earthquake 25 km N of Java, Georgia

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 25 km N of Java, Georgia on Mon, Apr 29, 1991, 3:59 PM GMT+4 (11:59 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 9 km WSW of Oni, Georgia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.5 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1991-04-29 11:59:54 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.625° N, 43.962° E
Region
Georgia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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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: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.823 km WNW of Ambrolauri, Georgia · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 4.69 km WSW of Oni, Georgia · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 5.4Russia-Georgia border region · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.3Russia-Georgia border region · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 4.310 km WSW of Arkhonskaya, Russia · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 4.50 km ENE of Mizur, Russia · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.021 km NNE of Oni, Georgia · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 4.612 km SE of Chiat’ura, Georgia · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 4.316 km WNW of Mizur, Russia · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 4.48 km SSW of Mizur, Russia · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 5.524 km NW of Java, Georgia · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 6.111 km NNW of Java, Georgia · 12931 days ago · 14 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 4.5Russia-Georgia border region · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 4.414 km SW of Digora, Russia · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 4.520 km N of Java, Georgia · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 3.817 km NW of Oni, Georgia · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 4.720 km NNW of Java, Georgia · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 5.49 km WSW of Oni, Georgia · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 4.522 km NNW of Agara, Georgia · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  20. 4.722 km SW of Mizur, Russia · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  21. 4.619 km N of Java, Georgia · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  22. 3.99 km WSW of Gori, Georgia · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  23. 4.23 km ENE of Sach’khere, Georgia · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  24. 4.46 km NE of Agara, Georgia · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  25. 3.89 km ENE of Ambrolauri, Georgia · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 4.84 km ENE of Oni, Georgia · 12931 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 4.34 km SE of Lent’ekhi, Georgia · 12930 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  28. 4.12 km SSW of Khashuri, Georgia · 12930 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 4.66 km ESE of Ambrolauri, Georgia · 12930 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 4.512 km W of Java, Georgia · 12930 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 4.88 km S of Oni, Georgia · 12930 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  32. 3.813 km NNW of Sach’khere, Georgia · 12929 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 4.114 km S of Mizur, Russia · 12929 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 5.115 km N of Java, Georgia · 12929 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 4.15 km WSW of Ts’khinvali, Georgia · 12929 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 4.04 km NE of Oni, Georgia · 12929 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  37. 3.95 km SE of Ambrolauri, Georgia · 12929 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  38. 4.124 km NE of Oni, Georgia · 12929 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 4.5Russia-Georgia border region · 12929 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 4.612 km SSW of Oni, Georgia · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 4.211 km S of Agara, Georgia · 12928 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 5.619 km NNE of Ambrolauri, Georgia · 12927 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  43. 5.216 km NNE of Ambrolauri, Georgia · 12927 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  44. 4.214 km NNW of Surami, Georgia · 12927 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  45. 4.425 km N of Ambrolauri, Georgia · 12925 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 4.011 km NW of Borjomi, Georgia · 12925 days ago · 33 km deep · 98 km away
  47. 4.29 km NNW of Ambrolauri, Georgia · 12924 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 4.62 km SSW of Ambrolauri, Georgia · 12921 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  49. 4.45 km N of Oni, Georgia · 12920 days ago · 28 km deep · 42 km away
  50. 4.715 km NNE of Java, Georgia · 12920 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  51. 3.87 km NNW of Dalakovo, Russia · 12919 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 3.811 km ENE of Oni, Georgia · 12917 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  53. 4.97 km WSW of Oni, Georgia · 12915 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  54. 4.43 km N of Ambrolauri, Georgia · 12908 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 3.919 km SE of Lent’ekhi, Georgia · 12907 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  56. 6.39 km NE of Java, Georgia · 12885 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 4.521 km E of Ts’khinvali, Georgia · 12883 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away

Before

  1. 4.9Russia-Georgia border region · 12932 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 4.720 km N of Java, Georgia · 12932 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 4.315 km NW of Java, Georgia · 12932 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 4.6Russia-Georgia border region · 12932 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 4.520 km SE of Sach’khere, Georgia · 12932 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.517 km WSW of Mizur, Russia · 12932 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.87 km SW of Java, Georgia · 12932 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 4.65 km NW of Oni, Georgia · 12932 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 4.919 km NNW of Java, Georgia · 12932 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 7.022 km WNW of Java, Georgia · 12932 days ago · 17 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004qzr. Read Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 12:05 AM UTC.