Alabama earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 5 km NE of Parrish, Alabama

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 5 km NE of Parrish, Alabama on Sun, Apr 8, 2001, 10:36 PM CDT (03:36 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2001-04-09 03:36:47 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.768° N, 87.250° 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.

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Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
235°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
13

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61904. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 1:42 AM UTC.