M1.8 earthquake 10 km NE of Trion, Georgia
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 10 km NE of Trion, Georgia on Fri, Aug 31, 2001, 12:34 AM EDT (04:34 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 12 km NE of Eton, Georgia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-08-31 04:34:51 UTC
- Depth
- 0.5 km (0.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.600° N, 85.225° 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
- 133°
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.212 km NE of Eton, Georgia · 9148 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.812 km NE of Eton, Georgia · 9148 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.77 km ESE of Grant, Alabama · 9144 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.74 km W of South Cleveland, Tennessee · 9126 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.99 km NNW of Trion, Georgia · 9121 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.12 km W of Hopewell, Tennessee · 9095 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.52 km SW of Hopewell, Tennessee · 9095 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61943. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 12:57 PM UTC.