M2.7 earthquake 1 km ESE of LaFayette, Georgia
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 1 km ESE of LaFayette, Georgia on Wed, Nov 4, 1987, 3:30 PM EST (20:30 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- SE
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-04 20:30:45 UTC
- Depth
- 12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.699° N, 85.265° W
- Region
- Georgia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 85°
- Stations used
- 52
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.75 km WNW of Graysville, Tennessee · 14205 days ago · 22 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.65 km NNE of Linwood, Georgia · 14179 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.58 km SE of Wildwood Lake, Tennessee · 14159 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se60682. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:53 AM UTC.