Sismo débil mag. 2.0 - 4.3 miles WNW of Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, USA, Tuesday, 29 Dec. 2020 -

Sismo débil mag. 2.0 - 4.3 miles WNW of Dalton, Whitfield County, Georgia, USA, Tuesday, 29 Dec. 2020

Sismo débil magnitud 2.0 at 5 km depth

29 Dec 14:07 UTC: Primero en informar: USGS después de 27 minutos.
29 Dec 18:40: Magnitud recalculada de 1.5 a 2.0. Profundidad recalculada de 9.3 a 5.0 km (de 5.8 a 3.1 mi). Ubicación del epicentro corregida 1.7 km (1.1 mi) al NNW.
Fecha & hora: 29 Dec 2020 13:40:17 UTC -
Hora local al epicentro: Tuesday, 29 Dec 2020 08:40 (GMT -5)
Magnitud: 2
Profundidad: 5.0 km
Epicentro latitud / longitud: 34.79483°N / 85.04033°W (Condado de Whitfield, Estado de Georgia, Estados Unidos)
Nearby towns and cities:
5 km al S de Tunnel Hill (pop: 877) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
7 km al ONO de Dalton (Whitfield County) (pop: 33,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
24 km al ENE de LaFayette (pop: 7,170) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
25 km al SSE de East Brainerd (Tennessee) (pop: 15,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
25 km al SSE de East Brainerd (Hamilton County, Tennessee) (pop: 15,100) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
34 km al NNO de Calhoun (pop: 16,300) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
37 km al SE de Chattanooga (Tennessee) (pop: 176,600) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
43 km al SSO de Cleveland (Tennessee) (pop: 43,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
131 km al NNO de Atlanta (pop: 463,900) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
845 km al OSO de Washington (District of Columbia) (pop: 601,700) --> ¡Vea sismos cercanos!
Weather at epicenter at time of quake:
Mist 3.3°C (38 F), humidity: 93%, wind: 2 m/s (4 kts) from NNW
Fuente primaria de datos: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Energía liberada estimada: 6.3 x 107 joules (17.5 kilowatt hours) Más info
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2.05 km5 Km W of Dalton, Georgia, USAUSGS

User reports for this quake (24)

At magnitude 2.0, such a quake wouldn't normally be felt by people except under very favorable conditions.
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near Chatsworth, Murray, Georgia (30 km NE of epicenter) [Map] / not felt
Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia (2.3 km NW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / vibration and rolling / 5-10 s
Dalton, Whitfield, Georgia (2.4 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 s : On second floor of 2 story house. Felt house shake for 1-2 seconds.  
Rocky Face / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 1-2 s : Sounded like a big piece is furniture fell down the steps  
Chatsworth / not felt : Couldn’t feel it  
Rocky Face / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
Chatsworth / not felt : Couldn’t feel it  
Rocky Face / Very weak shaking (MMI II)
48 Dogwood Ln / not felt
Rocky Face / Light shaking (MMI IV) / rattling, vibrating / 1-2 s
Rocky Face, Georgia / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 2-5 s
Rocky Face, GA / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 2-5 s : Awaken from sleep. Entire house shook.  
Rocky Face, Ga 30740 / Weak shaking (MMI III)
Leafmore Court, Rocky Face / Weak shaking (MMI III) / single vertical bump / 1-2 s : It was a big boom. Wasn’t sure at first if it was an earthquake because of that.  
Rockyface, ga / Light shaking (MMI IV) : It shook my grandfather clock enought to make it chime  
Rocky Face GA / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / single vertical bump / very short : Sounded and felt like quarry blasting.  
Tunnel Hill Ga / Light shaking (MMI IV) / single lateral shake / 1-2 s
Rocky Face, GA 30740 in my bedroom / Light shaking (MMI IV) : Large boom and the entire house shook  
Rocky Face / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / rattling, vibrating / very short : Awoken to wide awake from a deep sleep after just 3 hours of sleep on a strong sleep aid.  
Rocky Face / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 1-2 s : Sounded like a big piece is furniture fell down the steps  
Rocky Face / Weak shaking (MMI III) / 1-2 s : Sounded like a big piece is furniture fell down the steps  
Rocky Face / Moderate shaking (MMI V) / 1-2 s
Dalton Georgia / Weak shaking (MMI III) : House was mostly vibrating  
Rocky face / Light shaking (MMI IV)
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