Overnight earthquakes are latest to rattle Georgia region, geologists say
Two earthquakes that rattled northern Georgia overnight were the latest to shake the region, geologists say.
The most recent quake hit at 3:40 a.m. Thursday just west of McCaysville, a city on the Tennessee border, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The 2.4-magnitude tremor had a depth of about 2 miles, officials say.
It was the second quake to hit the area in about eight hours.
Just after 7 p.m. Wednesday, a tremor shook the ground about 1 mile southwest of Indian Springs, an unincorporated community in Catoosa County, the USGS says. The 2.3-magnitude earthquake was roughly 12 miles deep, according to officials.
“Weak” shaking was reported, but no damage.
The tremors came after a 2.5-magnitude quake was reported Sunday night near Dalton, also in the northern part of the state, McClatchy News reported.
A swarm is a series of earthquakes that are often small and at one location, according to the USGS.
Earthquakes of 2.5 magnitude or less likely happen about 900,000 times annually and typically are not felt, according to Michigan Tech.
