M1.7 earthquake 14 km WNW of Linwood, Georgia
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14 km WNW of Linwood, Georgia on Sat, Jan 27, 2001, 7:08 AM EST (12:08 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 7 km ESE of Trenton, Georgia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- SE
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-01-27 12:08:57 UTC
- Depth
- 2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.748° N, 85.445° 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
- 148°
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.28 km NNW of Calhoun, Tennessee · 9358 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.16 km ESE of East Cleveland, Tennessee · 9355 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.66 km NE of Pelham, Tennessee · 9352 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.68 km SSE of New Hope, Alabama · 9334 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.27 km ESE of Trenton, Georgia · 9325 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61886. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:47 AM UTC.