Residents on the south end of Lake Lanier, in the Buford area have felt three earthquakes shake their homes in less than a week.
The three earthquakes all had a magnitude of between 2.0 and 2.5 and were within 1.21 miles of each other.
The latest earthquake struck on Sunday at 8:37 p.m. near Lakeshore Drive in Buford on the southern end of Lake Lanier. This earthquake had a magnitude of 2.0 and was at a depth of .81 miles under the earth’s surface.
Last Thursday evening, June 6, the strongest of the three earthquakes occurred less than a mile south of the latest quake in the vicinity of Morgan Way NE. This earthquake originated just over 2.5 miles into the earth’s crust, had a 2.5 magnitude and struck at 10:15 p.m.
A few hours later at 12:30 a.m. on Friday, June 7, another earthquake struck off Jimmy Dodd Road near Stewart Road. The earthquake had a 2.1 magnitude and occurred at a depth of 5.28 miles.
In the last three weeks, nine earthquakes have struck in Georgia and Tennessee.
- May 18, 2024, at 1:23 p.m. EST – 2.2 magnitude – 4.97 miles E of LaGrange, Georgia
- May 19, 2024, at 3:18 a.m. EST – 2.0 magnitude – 6.21 miles WNW of Resaca, Georgia
- May 19, 2024, at 1:53 p.m. EST – 2.0 magnitude – 8.70 miles SE of Vonore, Tennessee
- May 22, 2024, at 11:35 p.m. EST – 1.8 magnitude – 1.86 miles W of Maryville, Tennessee
- May 25, 2024, at 12:20 a.m. EST – 2.4 magnitude – 4.35 miles ENE of Blaine, Tennessee
- June 3, 2024, at 3:49 p.m. EST – 2.2 magnitude – 2.49 miles WSW of Tunnel Hill, Georgia
- June 6, 2024, at 10:15 p.m. EST – 2.5 magnitude – 2.49 miles NW of Buford, Georgia
- June 7, 2024, at 12:30 a.m. EST – 2.1 magnitude – 1.86 miles N of Sugar Hill, Georgia
- June 9, 2024, at 8:37 p.m. EST – 2.0 magnitude – 2.49 miles NW of Buford, Georgia
While there is not currently an active fault line in the Buford area, over 300 million years ago, the 100-mile long Brevard fault line ran through the area. It stretched from the North Carolina-Virginia border to near Montgomery, Alabama and passed through Hall County. The fault line also ran directly under the city of Atlanta.
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