M3.2 earthquake 7 km ESE of Trenton, Georgia
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 7 km ESE of Trenton, Georgia on Wed, Mar 21, 2001, 6:35 PM EST (23:35 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (md), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-03-21 23:35:34 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.847° N, 85.438° 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
- 116°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.08 km E of Lyerly, Georgia · 9279 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.54 km NE of Sewanee, Tennessee · 9275 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.54 km SE of Pleasant Groves, Alabama · 9272 days ago · 26 km deep · 68 km away
Before
- 1.68 km SSE of New Hope, Alabama · 9324 days ago · 17 km deep · 93 km away
- 3.25 km WNW of Decatur, Tennessee · 9330 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 19
- 3.26 km NW of Decatur, Tennessee · 9330 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.66 km NE of Pelham, Tennessee · 9342 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.16 km ESE of East Cleveland, Tennessee · 9345 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61898 (also filed as usp000abuc). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.