Georgia earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 7 km SSW of Augusta, Georgia

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 7 km SSW of Augusta, Georgia on Wed, Jun 21, 2017, 10:43 PM EDT (02:43 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.1 5 km ENE of Washington, Georgia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2017-06-22 02:43:25 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
33.417° N, 82.015° W
Region
Georgia
Felt reports
3
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

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Location uncertainty
About 1.2 km horizontally, 3.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.02
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.15 km ENE of Washington, Georgia · 3363 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 4

Before

  1. 3.26 km SW of Augusta, Georgia · 3381 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1,773

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event se60039803. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:08 PM UTC.