M2.2 earthquake 12 km NE of Eton, Georgia
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 12 km NE of Eton, Georgia on Thu, Sep 6, 2001, 11:52 AM EDT (15:52 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 2 km SW of Hopewell, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.2 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-09-06 15:52:50 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.900° N, 84.663° 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
- 108°
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.812 km NE of Eton, Georgia · 9148 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.05 km WNW of Lake Santeetlah, North Carolina · 9126 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.74 km W of South Cleveland, Tennessee · 9126 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.99 km NNW of Trion, Georgia · 9122 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.12 km W of Hopewell, Tennessee · 9095 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.52 km SW of Hopewell, Tennessee · 9095 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
Before
- 1.810 km NE of Trion, Georgia · 9154 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.96 km NNE of Menlo, Georgia · 9155 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.613 km SE of Greenback, Tennessee · 9163 days ago · 23 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.89 km SSE of Dalton, Georgia · 9176 days ago · 15 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.59 km SSE of Dalton, Georgia · 9176 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61946. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 2:50 PM UTC.