Twin earthquakes shake east-central Georgia

The Brief

  • Two minor earthquakes occurred near Grovetown, Georgia, with magnitudes of 2.0 and 1.9, respectively.
  • The quakes were felt up to 79 miles away in Columbia, South Carolina, and recorded by the Southeast U.S. Seismic Network.
  • It remains uncertain whether these earthquakes were isolated incidents.

Two minor earthquakes were recorded in east-central Georgia late Wednesday.

This is according to preliminary data from the U.S. Geological Survey.

What we know:

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