M3.5 earthquake 12 km E of Cohutta, Georgia
A magnitude 3.5 earthquake struck 12 km E of Cohutta, Georgia on Sat, Jul 19, 1997, 1:06 PM EDT (17:06 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.5 (mb_lg), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 1997-07-19 17:06:34 UTC
- Depth
- 2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.953° N, 84.811° 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
- 121°
- Stations used
- 25
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
- 1.83 km S of Harrison, Tennessee · 10648 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.95 km E of Cohutta, Georgia · 10648 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.66 km SW of Valley Head, Alabama · 10599 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61521 (also filed as usp0008520). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:27 AM UTC.