M2.0 earthquake 2 km WSW of Lyerly, Georgia
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 2 km WSW of Lyerly, Georgia on Sun, Oct 12, 1997, 2:55 AM EDT (06:55 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 3 km WSW of Menlo, 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
- 1997-10-12 06:55:32 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.394° N, 85.427° 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
- 245°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 20
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
- 1.76 km SSE of Valley Head, Alabama · 10565 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.43 km WSW of Menlo, Georgia · 10550 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.69 km W of Cleveland, Tennessee · 10526 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61551. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:23 PM UTC.