M2.3 earthquake 4 km W of Stevenson, Alabama
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 4 km W of Stevenson, Alabama on Thu, Jun 21, 2001, 2:37 PM CDT (19:37 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.5 9 km SSE of Dalton, Georgia. This one was a foreshock.
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
- 2001-06-21 19:37:49 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.862° N, 85.885° 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
- 149°
- 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61922. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 7:36 AM UTC.