Buford, Georgia, was shaken by a pair of small earthquakes late Thursday night and early Friday morning. The United States Geological Survey recorded a 2.5 magnitude tremor at approximately 11:15 p.m. on June 6, followed by a less intense 1.7 magnitude quake at 1:30 a.m. June 7. The first of these events occurred at a depth of 4.1 kilometers, or roughly 2.5 miles, while the subsequent tremor was noted to have a depth nearly 1.7 miles beneath the earth's surface, as reported by FOX 5 Atlanta.
Typically, earthquakes with magnitudes of 2.5 or less are not felt by the populace, and those ranging between 2.5 and 5.5 are detectable but usually inflict minimal damage, as further detailed by VolcanoDiscovery. Despite this, residents in the vicinity have reported experiencing the shake. In fact, several individuals from the area communicated to FOX 5 Atlanta through Facebook that they indeed felt the earthquake on Thursday evening. However, no damage or injuries were associated with this seismic activity at the time.
The 2.5 magnitude earthquake's epicenter was located just 4 km northwest of Buford and roughly 5 km from the slightly larger town of Sugar Hill. The affected area may have included several smaller towns or villages closer to the epicenter, which may have felt stronger shaking. The U.S. capital, Washington, D.C., situated about 818 km (508 mi) from the epicenter, would have been too far away to perceive any effects of the quake.
