According to the United States Geological Survey(USGS), around 8 am EST on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, a 2.6 magnitude earthquake occurred southwest of LaFayette, in Menlo, GA. While this earthquake was deemed a mild to moderate quake by USGS, at least 25 households from the surrounding areas have reported feeling it so far. According to USGS, our area is located in the East Tennessee Seismic Zone, so we tend to have these smaller not so eventful occurrences.
If you felt or experienced an earthquake, the USGS has a website where you can report it by visiting: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/data/dyfi/
-Heather Lynn
(Photo Courtesy of USGS)
(Courtesy of USGS)
