Georgia earthquakes

M4.2 earthquake 14 km NNW of Surami, Georgia

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 14 km NNW of Surami, Georgia on Sat, May 4, 1991, 8:53 AM GMT+4 (04:53 UTC), 10 km (6 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, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1991-05-04 04:53:35 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
42.154° N, 43.509° 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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.425 km N of Ambrolauri, Georgia · 12933 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 4.011 km NW of Borjomi, Georgia · 12933 days ago · 33 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 4.29 km NNW of Ambrolauri, Georgia · 12932 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.62 km SSW of Ambrolauri, Georgia · 12929 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 4.45 km N of Oni, Georgia · 12928 days ago · 28 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 4.715 km NNE of Java, Georgia · 12928 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 3.811 km ENE of Oni, Georgia · 12925 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 4.97 km WSW of Oni, Georgia · 12924 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 4.43 km N of Ambrolauri, Georgia · 12916 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 3.919 km SE of Lent’ekhi, Georgia · 12915 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 6.39 km NE of Java, Georgia · 12893 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 4.521 km E of Ts’khinvali, Georgia · 12891 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.520 km W of Java, Georgia · 12877 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away

Before

  1. 5.216 km NNE of Ambrolauri, Georgia · 12935 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 5.619 km NNE of Ambrolauri, Georgia · 12935 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 4.211 km S of Agara, Georgia · 12936 days ago · 33 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 4.612 km SSW of Oni, Georgia · 12936 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.5Russia-Georgia border region · 12937 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 4.124 km NE of Oni, Georgia · 12937 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 3.95 km SE of Ambrolauri, Georgia · 12937 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.04 km NE of Oni, Georgia · 12937 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 4.15 km WSW of Ts’khinvali, Georgia · 12937 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 5.115 km N of Java, Georgia · 12937 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 4.114 km S of Mizur, Russia · 12937 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 3.813 km NNW of Sach’khere, Georgia · 12938 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 4.88 km S of Oni, Georgia · 12938 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 4.022 km SW of Zest’aponi, Georgia · 12938 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 4.512 km W of Java, Georgia · 12938 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 4.66 km ESE of Ambrolauri, Georgia · 12939 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  17. 4.12 km SSW of Khashuri, Georgia · 12939 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 4.34 km SE of Lent’ekhi, Georgia · 12939 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 4.84 km ENE of Oni, Georgia · 12939 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 3.89 km ENE of Ambrolauri, Georgia · 12939 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0004r77. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:47 AM UTC.