Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.3md
5 km E of Bowersville, Georgia
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.3 (md)
- Depth
- 6.0 km below the surface
- Felt
- 5 reports · strongest reported intensity IV
- Nearest
- Hart County, 6 km ESE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2443 days ago
This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage. 5 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 82 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.3 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 180,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 130,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 12× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.3 about 82 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
Where
Epicentre 34.3687, -83.0182. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hart County, GA | 6 km (3 mi) | WNW of here | earthquakes near Hart County |
| Franklin County, GA | 19 km (12 mi) | E of here | earthquakes near Franklin County |
| Madison County, GA | 32 km (20 mi) | NNE of here | earthquakes near Madison County |
| Stephens County, GA | 32 km (20 mi) | SE of here | earthquakes near Stephens County |
| Elbert County, GA | 32 km (20 mi) | NNW of here | earthquakes near Elbert County |
| Anderson County, SC | 39 km (24 mi) | WSW of here | earthquakes near Anderson County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
3 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.1 5 km NNE of Calhoun Falls, South Carolina
- 2.1 5 km WNW of Reed Creek, Georgia
- 2.1 6 km SE of Homeland Park, South Carolina
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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