claim: Georgians arose from the ancient Colchian civilizations.
evidence: The occurred on May 4 , 1998 , at 08 :30 local time -LRB- UTC +9 -RRB- -LRB- on May 3 at 23 :30 UTC -RRB- in the Philippine Sea region with Mw 7.5 -LRB- USGS -RRB- and M7 .7 -LRB- JMA -RRB- .. Philippine Sea. Philippine Sea. The epicenter was 260 km from Ishigaki Island , Japan , 400 km from Basco , Philippines , and 425 km from Hualian , Taiwan .. Ishigaki Island. Ishigaki Island. Japan. Japan. Basco. Basco, Batanes. Philippines. Philippines. Hualian. Hualian City. Taiwan. Taiwan. A small local tsunami of 4 cm was observed on Miyako .. tsunami. tsunami. Miyako. Miyako, Iwate. The earthquake was felt in the Ryukyu Islands and in parts of eastern Taiwan .. Taiwan. Taiwan. Ryukyu Islands. Ryukyu Islands. The highest intensity was shindo 3 recorded on Yonaguni , Ishigaki , and Miyako .. Miyako. Miyako, Iwate. shindo 3. Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale. Yonaguni. Yonaguni. In 1999 , the former Japan Marine Science and Technology Center -LRB- Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology -LRB- JAMSTEC -RRB- after 2004 -RRB- conducted an investigation in the region of the source of this earthquake .. Japan. Japan. The source of this earthquake was a sinistral -LRB- left-lateral -RRB- strike-slip fault .. strike-slip fault. Fault ( geology ). It was an intra-plate earthquake inside the Philippine Sea Plate .. Philippine Sea. Philippine Sea. Philippine Sea Plate. Philippine Sea Plate. Such large intra-plate earthquakes inside the Philippine Sea Plate are not very common in this region .. Philippine Sea. Philippine Sea. Philippine Sea Plate. Philippine Sea Plate. This earthquake was the strongest intra-plate earthquake inside the Philippine Sea Plate in the Ryukyu Islands region in 100 years as it occurred .. Philippine Sea. Philippine Sea. Ryukyu Islands. Ryukyu Islands. Philippine Sea Plate. Philippine Sea Plate