M1.6 earthquake 8 km SSE of New Hope, Alabama
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8 km SSE of New Hope, Alabama on Mon, Mar 12, 2001, 8:49 PM CST (02:49 UTC), 17 km (10 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
- 1.6 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-03-13 02:49:22 UTC
- Depth
- 16.8 km (10.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.470° N, 86.345° W
- Region
- Alabama
- 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
- 233°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
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
- 3.27 km ESE of Trenton, Georgia · 9316 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.08 km E of Lyerly, Georgia · 9280 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.54 km NE of Sewanee, Tennessee · 9275 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.38 km ENE of Somerville, Alabama · 9274 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.54 km SE of Pleasant Groves, Alabama · 9273 days ago · 26 km deep · 32 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61897. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:43 PM UTC.