Magnitude 2.2 earthquake reported in Meriwether County, Georgia
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- Magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck Meriwether County, Georgia early Tuesday morning about 11 miles from LaGrange.
- No damage reported; strongest quake in area since May 2024; weakest shaking intensity classified.
A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck Meriwether County early Tuesday morning, about 11 miles from LaGrange, according to earthquake data from the U.S. Geological Survey.
The earthquake occurred at approximately 5:26 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 20, at a reported depth of about 0.9 mile (1.5 kilometers).
The epicenter was located near 33.087 degrees north latitude and 84.8422 degrees west longitude, according to VolcanoDiscovery.com’s earthquake report, which lists the event as confirmed by the USGS.
No reports of people feeling the earthquake had been recorded at the time of the report. The estimated shaking intensity near the epicenter was classified as weak.
The earthquake was reportedly the strongest in the immediate area in more than two years. The previous earthquake of equal or greater magnitude near the same location occurred May 18, 2024, when a magnitude 2.2 quake struck about 6.2 miles southwest of Tuesday's epicenter.
Historical records cited by VolcanoDiscovery indicate the strongest earthquake recorded in the area since 1900 was a magnitude 3.1 event on Oct. 30, 1982, in the Harris County area.
The earthquake's primary data source was the U.S. Geological Survey.
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