Georgia earthquakes

M3.1 earthquake 9 km NNE of Eton, Georgia

A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 9 km NNE of Eton, Georgia on Wed, Oct 30, 1991, 9:54 AM EST (14:54 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.1 (md), minor
Local time
UTC
1991-10-30 14:54:12 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
34.904° N, 84.713° 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
69°
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.98 km WNW of Linwood, Georgia · 12736 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.816 km E of Tellico Plains, Tennessee · 12731 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.06 km SSE of Palmer, Tennessee · 12725 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.25 km SSE of Madisonville, Tennessee · 12725 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 2.210 km SE of Madisonville, Tennessee · 12724 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.34 km S of Dayton, Tennessee · 12720 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 2.70 km WNW of Cohutta, Georgia · 12714 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  8. 2.2Tennessee · 12710 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 2.57 km S of Pikeville, Tennessee · 12705 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.08 km NNW of Calhoun, Tennessee · 12694 days ago · 12 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.78 km S of Charleston, Tennessee · 12688 days ago · 17 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.714 km SSW of Benton, Tennessee · 12687 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away

Before

  1. 1.613 km NNE of Decatur, Tennessee · 12749 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 2.01 km ENE of Menlo, Georgia · 12755 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.99 km E of LaFayette, Georgia · 12756 days ago · 25 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.510 km ENE of LaFayette, Georgia · 12757 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.95 km ESE of Vonore, Tennessee · 12762 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.25 km SE of Cohutta, Georgia · 12768 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61170. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC.