Georgia earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 11 km WNW of Jeffersonville, Georgia

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 11 km WNW of Jeffersonville, Georgia on Thu, Dec 23, 1982, 4:56 AM EST (09:56 UTC).

A larger quake followed: M3.5 7 km E of Macon, Georgia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
SE
Local time
UTC
1982-12-23 09:56:36 UTC
Depth
Not given
Epicenter
32.710° N, 83.470° W
Region
Georgia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.111 km WNW of Jeffersonville, Georgia · 15990 days ago · 0 km away
  2. 2.611 km WNW of Jeffersonville, Georgia · 15990 days ago · 0 km away
  3. 2.411 km WNW of Jeffersonville, Georgia · 15988 days ago · 0 km away
  4. 2.814 km SE of Macon, Georgia · 15965 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 3.57 km E of Macon, Georgia · 15956 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away

Before

  1. 2.411 km WNW of Jeffersonville, Georgia · 15990 days ago · 0 km away
  2. 2.211 km WNW of Jeffersonville, Georgia · 15991 days ago · 0 km away
  3. 2.211 km WNW of Jeffersonville, Georgia · 15992 days ago · 0 km away
  4. 2.211 km WNW of Jeffersonville, Georgia · 15992 days ago · 0 km away
  5. 2.711 km WNW of Jeffersonville, Georgia · 15992 days ago · 0 km away
  6. 2.411 km WNW of Jeffersonville, Georgia · 15992 days ago · 0 km away
  7. 2.111 km WNW of Jeffersonville, Georgia · 15992 days ago · 0 km away
  8. 2.211 km WNW of Jeffersonville, Georgia · 15992 days ago · 0 km away
  9. 2.711 km ESE of Macon, Georgia · 15992 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.411 km WNW of Jeffersonville, Georgia · 15992 days ago · 0 km away
  11. 2.211 km WNW of Jeffersonville, Georgia · 15992 days ago · 0 km away
  12. 2.611 km WNW of Jeffersonville, Georgia · 15993 days ago · 0 km away
  13. 2.411 km WNW of Jeffersonville, Georgia · 15994 days ago · 0 km away
  14. 2.211 km WNW of Jeffersonville, Georgia · 15996 days ago · 0 km away
  15. 2.411 km WNW of Jeffersonville, Georgia · 15996 days ago · 0 km away
  16. 2.211 km WNW of Jeffersonville, Georgia · 15998 days ago · 0 km away
  17. 2.411 km WNW of Jeffersonville, Georgia · 15998 days ago · 0 km away
  18. 2.611 km WNW of Jeffersonville, Georgia · 15999 days ago · 0 km away
  19. 2.511 km WNW of Jeffersonville, Georgia · 15999 days ago · 0 km away
  20. 2.711 km WNW of Jeffersonville, Georgia · 16000 days ago · 0 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se60239. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:53 AM UTC.