M2.3 earthquake 8 km ENE of Somerville, Alabama
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Somerville, Alabama on Wed, May 2, 2001, 12:04 PM CDT (17:04 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-05-02 17:04:09 UTC
- Depth
- 3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.489° N, 86.712° 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
- 172°
- Stations used
- 16
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.54 km SE of Pleasant Groves, Alabama · 9276 days ago · 26 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.34 km W of Stevenson, Alabama · 9228 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61914. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 10:35 AM UTC.