This map illustrates earthquake activity in and around Georgia cataloged by the USGS between 19. Before that, there was a 3.7 magnitude event in Hixton which hit in 1976. That 3.6 magnitude earthquake struck in Cobbtown, Georgia. The last earthquake within 30 miles of this one with comparable intensity occurred in 2003. While earthquakes this strong do strike in the northern portion of the state in and around the mountains, an earthquake of this size is quite rare in southeastern Georgia. USGS says it was felt across a large area because it was so shallow. A subsequent reanalysis of data further reduced the earthquake to a magnitude 3.9 event. While the Tsunami Warning Center’s initial bulletin has the earthquake set as a 4.5 magnitude event, USGS’s first analysis pegged it at 4.2. Even though the earthquake was more than 150 miles away, it was felt throughout the city of Atlanta. While people used the “Did you feel it?” reporting tool on the USGS website to report they felt today’s earthquake, there have been no reports of any damage or injuries.Īnother magnitude 3.9 earthquake event unfolded near today’s epicenter on June 19 last year. That earthquake struck in Candler County, about 7 miles east of Stillmore, Georgia. However, this area did see some earthquake activity earlier this year, with weak to mild events unfolding in this general area 3-4 months ago. According to USGS, no measured earthquake of any magnitude struck near the area of this morning’s earthquake in the last 30 days. While the pair of earthquakes that struck on Friday hit near the Alabama / Georgia state line, today’s earthquake struck in an area with no recent earthquake activity. The quake hit at 4:30 am this morning and struck from a depth of 10.9 km. According to USGS, a magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck south and east of Atlanta this morning near Sparta, half way between Atlanta and Augusta, and Athens and Macon. Images: USGSįor the third time in the last 7 days, an earthquake has rattled Georgia. The epicenter of today’s earthquake is at the orange star inside the colored concentric circles.
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