M2.7 earthquake 0 km WNW of Cohutta, Georgia
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 0 km WNW of Cohutta, Georgia on Sun, Dec 1, 1991, 5:39 PM EST (22:39 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
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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
- 1991-12-01 22:39:06 UTC
- Depth
- 14.7 km (9.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.963° N, 84.962° 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
- 79°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.57 km S of Pikeville, Tennessee · 12715 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.08 km NNW of Calhoun, Tennessee · 12704 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.78 km S of Charleston, Tennessee · 12698 days ago · 17 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.714 km SSW of Benton, Tennessee · 12697 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
Before
- 2.34 km S of Dayton, Tennessee · 12730 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.210 km SE of Madisonville, Tennessee · 12734 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.25 km SSE of Madisonville, Tennessee · 12735 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.06 km SSE of Palmer, Tennessee · 12735 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.816 km E of Tellico Plains, Tennessee · 12741 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.98 km WNW of Linwood, Georgia · 12746 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61186. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:59 PM UTC.