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Earthquakes near Dalton today
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No M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km of Dalton in the last 24 hours The last M2.5+ within 100 km was M2.5 100 km NNW, 3 days ago.
Recent earthquakes near Dalton
USGS recorded 1 earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more within 100 km of Dalton in the past 30 days, 1 of them in the last 7 days. The most recent was M2.5 100 km NNW of the city at Nov 2, 08:54 local time (3 days ago).
The average depth was about 16 km and 1 of 1 were shallow (under 70 km), which are the ones most likely to be felt at the surface.
| Time (Dalton) | UTC | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 08:54 | Nov 2, 13:54 UTC | M2.5 | 100 km NNW | 16 km | 13 km NE of Beersheba Springs, Tennessee |
M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in America/New_York.
Was there an earthquake in Dalton just now? This page checks the live USGS catalogue for quakes around Dalton, Georgia, United States and updates every few minutes.
- Last 24 hours
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Last 7 days
- 1 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Last 30 days
- 1 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Largest in 30 days
- M2.5 100 km NNW, Nov 2, 2026
- Largest in past year
- M2.5 100 km NNW, Nov 2, 2026
- Past year count
- 1 M2.5+ within 150 km
- Nearest in 30 days
- 100 km M2.5, Nov 2, 2026
Largest earthquakes near Dalton in the past year
The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Dalton in the past 12 months was M2.5 on Nov 2, 2026, 100 km NNW of the city (13 km NE of Beersheba Springs, Tennessee).
With 1 M2.5+ earthquake in a year (about 0.1 a month), the area around Dalton is occasionally active by global standards. 0 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.
| Date | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2026 | M2.5 | 100 km NNW | 16 km | 13 km NE of Beersheba Springs, Tennessee |
Was it felt in Dalton?
The largest nearby quake this month, M2.5 at 100 km, was probably too small or too distant to notice in Dalton by a rough rule of thumb (an M3 is typically noticed within a few tens of km, an M5 up to a few hundred km; local ground and building type matter a lot).
USGS "Did You Feel It?" received reports for 1 of these quakes: M2.5 on Nov 2, 2026 (3 reports, max intensity 2.2).
If you felt shaking, you can report it to USGS; reports refine the intensity map within minutes.
Tsunami warning status
None of the earthquakes near Dalton in the past year carried the USGS tsunami flag, which USGS sets for large quakes in oceanic regions where the tsunami warning centres issue messages.
Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.
Earthquakes around the world today
Worldwide, USGS listed 170 earthquakes of M1+ in the last 24 hours; the largest was M6.1 Fiji region.
USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event.
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Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).