M1.9 earthquake 9 km NNW of Trion, Georgia
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 9 km NNW of Trion, Georgia on Tue, Oct 2, 2001, 9:44 PM EDT (01:44 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.1 2 km W of Hopewell, Tennessee. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2001-10-03 01:44:03 UTC
- Depth
- 5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 34.619° N, 85.350° 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
- 94°
- Stations used
- 14
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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.12 km W of Hopewell, Tennessee · 9095 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.52 km SW of Hopewell, Tennessee · 9095 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.45 km NNW of Benton, Tennessee · 9065 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se61956. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:55 PM UTC.