M2.0 earthquake 1 km ENE of Menlo, Georgia
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 1 km ENE of Menlo, Georgia on Tue, Oct 22, 1991, 2:30 AM EDT (06:30 UTC), 8 km (5 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
- 2.0 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1991-10-22 06:30:57 UTC
- Depth
- 8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.493° N, 85.460° 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
- 189°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.19 km NNE of Eton, Georgia · 12753 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.98 km WNW of Linwood, Georgia · 12742 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.06 km SSE of Palmer, Tennessee · 12731 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.70 km WNW of Cohutta, Georgia · 12721 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61166. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:53 AM UTC.