Small earthquake hits northwest Georgia

A minor 2.1 magnitude earthquake shook parts of northwest Georgia early Monday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The USGS recorded a magnitude 2.1 earthquake at 2:34 a.m. EDT (06:34 UTC) on Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. The epicenter was located roughly six-tenths of a mile northwest of Trion, Georgia, in Chattooga County. Northwest Georgia sits within the Eastern Tennessee Seismic Zone,…