M6.3 earthquake 9 km NE of Java, Georgia
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 9 km NE of Java, Georgia on Sat, Jun 15, 1991, 4:59 AM GMT+4 (00:59 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 6.3 (mw), strong
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-06-15 00:59:20 UTC
- Depth
- 9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.461° N, 44.009° E
- Region
- Georgia
- Strongest shaking
- VII, very strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VII, very strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 37.0% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 3.2 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.521 km E of Ts’khinvali, Georgia · 12883 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 4.520 km W of Java, Georgia · 12869 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.414 km E of Java, Georgia · 12866 days ago · 20 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.04 km SSW of Khashuri, Georgia · 12859 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004sxm (also filed as choy19910615005920, gcmtb061591a, gcmt19910615005920, atlas19910615005921, iscgem329054). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 8:17 PM UTC.