Rare Georgia earthquake shakes Atlanta, triggers tsunami report

The epicenter of the earthquake, which occurred on Saturday morning, was eastern Georgia. Photo: USGS

A rare earthquake in Georgia hit eastern Georgia this weekend, with shaking reported in Atlanta; The earthquake even prompted a bulletin from the National Weather Service’s Tsunami Warning Center in Palmer, Alaska, confirming that a 4.5-magnitude earthquake struck Georgia while reassuring residents of the US East Coast that there was no tsunami danger.

The earthquake occurred just after 4 a.m. Saturday in Candler County, about 7 miles east of Stillmore, Georgia. Although the earthquake was more than 150 miles away, it was felt throughout the city of Atlanta. While the initial bulletin of the Tsunami Warning Center identified the earthquake as a magnitude 4.5 event, first analysis by the USGS pegged it at 4.2. Subsequent data re-analysis reduced the earthquake to 3.9 on the Richter scale. The USGS says it was felt in a large area because it was so shallow.

While earthquakes of this magnitude strike the northern part of the state in and around the mountains, an earthquake of this magnitude is very rare in southeast Georgia. The last earthquake within 30 miles of this earthquake of similar magnitude occurred in 2003. That earthquake of magnitude 3.6 struck Coptown, Georgia. Prior to that, there was a 3.7 magnitude event at Hixton that struck in 1976.

Several earthquakes have rocked parts of central South Carolina, adding to the high number that has hit the state over the past year. Photo: USGS

Georgia isn’t the only place that has experienced an unusual earthquake recently: South Carolina has been seismically active since last December, with more than two dozen earthquakes hitting the state. Experts are concerned that a large-scale earthquake will strike South Carolina at some point in the future and cause significant damage and loss of life. Although it has been more than 100 years since the last major earthquake, a 2001 study titled A Comprehensive Study of Seismic Hazard and Vulnerability for South Carolina confirmed that the state is highly vulnerable to seismic activity. The study, which is based on scientific research, provided information about the potential effects of earthquakes on current residents and on modern structures and systems, including roads, bridges, homes, commercial and government buildings, schools, hospitals, and water and sanitation facilities.

Earthquakes in the southeast can be strong enough to trigger tsunamis along the eastern coast of the United States, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean. An earthquake in the Caribbean itself could do the same. This weekend’s seismic event in Georgia wasn’t strong enough to create one though. Very briefly, the National Weather Service’s Tsunami Warning Center wrote, “There is no tsunami danger from this earthquake” within 16 minutes of it hitting Georgia.

While more than 2,000 people reported feeling this quake to the USGS, there were no reports of injuries or damage.

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