M2.3 earthquake 4 km SSW of Dutton, Alabama
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 4 km SSW of Dutton, Alabama on Wed, Aug 20, 1997, 11:10 AM CDT (16:10 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 1997-08-20 16:10:19 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.578° N, 85.937° W
- Region
- Alabama
- 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
- 283°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.66 km SW of Valley Head, Alabama · 10600 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.02 km WSW of Lyerly, Georgia · 10572 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61536. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:08 PM UTC.