Georgia earthquakes

M4.7 earthquake 15 km NNE of Java, Georgia

A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 15 km NNE of Java, Georgia on Sat, May 11, 1991, 12:52 AM GMT+4 (20:52 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 7 km WSW of Oni, Georgia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.7 (mb), light
Local time: Sat, May 11, 1991, 12:52 AM GMT+4
UTC: 1991-05-10 20:52:27 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 42.534° N, 43.986° E
Region: Georgia
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004rfx (also filed as iscgem331746). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:42 PM UTC.