Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.4md
4 km SW of LaFayette, Georgia
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.4 (md)
- Depth
- 5.5 km below the surface
- Felt
- 6 reports · strongest reported intensity III
- Nearest
- Walker County, 6 km NNE
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 219 days ago
This was a minor earthquake. Quakes this small are rarely felt and do not cause damage. 6 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 120 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.4 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 130,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 92,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 8.2× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.4 about 120 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 34.6790, -85.3198. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walker County, GA | 6 km (4 mi) | SSW of here | earthquakes near Walker County |
| Chattooga County, GA | 23 km (14 mi) | N of here | earthquakes near Chattooga County |
| Dade County, GA | 26 km (16 mi) | SE of here | earthquakes near Dade County |
| Catoosa County, GA | 30 km (18 mi) | SW of here | earthquakes near Catoosa County |
| Whitfield County, GA | 35 km (22 mi) | WSW of here | earthquakes near Whitfield County |
| Gordon County, GA | 45 km (28 mi) | WNW of here | earthquakes near Gordon County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
4 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.1 1 km NW of Trion, Georgia
- 2.4 10 km WNW of Resaca, Georgia
- 2.1 11 km ESE of Trenton, Georgia
- 2.1 3 km SW of Varnell, Georgia
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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