M1.9 earthquake 6 km NNE of Menlo, Georgia
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6 km NNE of Menlo, Georgia on Thu, Aug 30, 2001, 4:33 AM EDT (08:33 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 12 km NE of Eton, Georgia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-30 08:33:49 UTC
- Depth
- 2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.545° N, 85.460° 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
- 147°
- Stations used
- 10
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.810 km NE of Trion, Georgia · 9154 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.212 km NE of Eton, Georgia · 9148 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.812 km NE of Eton, Georgia · 9148 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.77 km ESE of Grant, Alabama · 9144 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.74 km W of South Cleveland, Tennessee · 9126 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.99 km NNW of Trion, Georgia · 9121 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61942. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 11:56 AM UTC.