M2.5 earthquake 9 km SSE of Dalton, Georgia
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Dalton, Georgia on Thu, Aug 9, 2001, 7:31 AM EDT (11:31 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-09 11:31:59 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.690° N, 84.926° 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
- 132°
- Stations used
- 15
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.89 km SSE of Dalton, Georgia · 9176 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.96 km NNE of Menlo, Georgia · 9155 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.810 km NE of Trion, Georgia · 9154 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.212 km NE of Eton, Georgia · 9148 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.812 km NE of Eton, Georgia · 9148 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.74 km W of South Cleveland, Tennessee · 9126 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.99 km NNW of Trion, Georgia · 9121 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61935. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.