M2.5 earthquake 10 km ENE of LaFayette, Georgia
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 10 km ENE of LaFayette, Georgia on Sat, Oct 19, 1991, 11:30 AM EDT (15:30 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 9 km NNE of Eton, Georgia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-10-19 15:30:21 UTC
- Depth
- 12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.755° N, 85.184° 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
- 177°
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.99 km E of LaFayette, Georgia · 12756 days ago · 25 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.01 km ENE of Menlo, Georgia · 12755 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.19 km NNE of Eton, Georgia · 12747 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.98 km WNW of Linwood, Georgia · 12736 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.06 km SSE of Palmer, Tennessee · 12725 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.34 km S of Dayton, Tennessee · 12720 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.70 km WNW of Cohutta, Georgia · 12714 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.57 km S of Pikeville, Tennessee · 12705 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61164. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:21 AM UTC.