INTERFAX.RU: An earthquake of magnitude 4.5 occurred on Saturday evening in western Georgia, according to the National Seismic Monitoring Center.
According to the center, the earthquake occurred at 19:33 Tbilisi time (18:33 Moscow time), the epicenter was located 7 kilometers east of the city of Ozurgeti (the center of the Guria region), near the village of Vakijvari.
It is reported that the earthquake was at a depth of 5 km.
There is no data on any damage or casualties yet.--0--
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