At Least 5 Die as Quake Strikes Soviet Georgia
- Share via
MOSCOW — A strong earthquake struck a mountainous region in the southern Soviet Union early today and officials said at least five children were killed and 25 other people hospitalized.
The quake occurred near an area hit by another temblor in April.
Today’s earthquake hit he republic of Georgia at 3:59 a.m. (6 p.m. PDT Friday), according to U.S. and Soviet monitors. It was a 6.3-magnitude quake, said Rebecca Phipps, a spokeswoman for the National Earthquake Information Center in Reston, Va.
The Soviet Earthquake Physics Institute in Moscow reported that the quake was centered near the Georgian city of Bakuriani, about 55 miles northwest of the capital Tbilisi.
Sign up for Essential California
The most important California stories and recommendations in your inbox every morning.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
