| December 16, 1811 |
7.7 (est) earthquake centered in Northeast Arkansas, shakes the state of Georgia. Aftershocks reach 7.0. Today it is generally considered to be the first of the "New Madrid" earthquakes
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Earthquakes that have struck Georgia
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Missouri earthquake shakes Georgia |
| January 23, 1812 |
Earthquake felt across Georgia, as far south as Augusta. Part of the New Madrid, Missouri series of quakes
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Earthquakes that have struck Georgia
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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Missouri earthquake shakes Georgia |
| February 7, 1812 |
The 7.7 earthquake that created Reelfoot Lake is felt in Georgia. |
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Missouri earthquake shakes Georgia |
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| June 17, 1872 |
An intensity V (Modified Mercalli scale) earthquake strikes Milledgeville, Georgia
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| November 1, 1875 |
Earthquake on the South Carolina/Georgia state line felt in Atlanta and Macon
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City of Macon, Georgia |
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| August 31, 1886 |
Earthquake shakes Georgia. With an epicenter near Charleston, South Carolina, this massive earthquake laid waste to the coastal colonial city. It was felt across much of the northern and eastern sections of Georgia and cracked the Tybee Lighthouse and moved the lens an inch and a half to the northeast.
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| October 18, 1902 |
East face of Rocky Face Mountain just west of Dalton, Georgia struck by an earthquake
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Whitfield County, Georgia |
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| January 23, 1903 |
An intensity VI earthquake struck Savannah. Epicenter-Tybee Roads
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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| June 20, 1912 |
An intensity V earthquake struck Savannah
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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| March 5, 1916 |
Earthquake strikes 30 miles southeast of Atlanta
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| March 12, 1964 |
Earthquake epicentered in tiny Haddock, Georgia, between Milledgeville and Macon
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| April 29, 2003 |
Just before 5 a.m. a moderate earthquake, rated 4.9 on the Richter Scale, shook most of the northwest corner of Georgia, south to Atlanta. The epicenter was located in Menlo, Georgia, about 37 miles south of Chattanooga.
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