A 4.8-magnitude earthquake occurred in Georgia early on July 17, the Caucasus country's National Seismic Monitoring Center reported. The epicenter was some 5 kilometers west of the town of Dedoplis Tskaro, some 130 kilometers southeast of the capital, Tbilisi, it said. The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude of 4.1 for the earthquake, adding that it occurred at a depth of some 29 kilometers.. The temblor, which occurred at 6 a.m. local time was also felt in Tbilisi. There was no immediate information about casualties or damage. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Georgian Service, click here.
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