A magnitude 2.3 earthquake hit Wednesday afternoon near Trion in Chattooga County, Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Brad Nitz said.
The quake hit about 73 miles northwest of Atlanta about 12:36 p.m., according to USGS.gov.
Magnitude 2.3 earthquake hit in NW Georgia in near Trion, GA in Chattooga county pic.twitter.com/RB7ILsrtCY
— Brad Nitz (@BradNitzWSB) November 1, 2017
Earlier this year, several similar earthquakes were reported throughout Georgia.
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck an area about 100 miles southeast of downtown Atlanta in April and a 2.5 magnitude quake hit in Augusta later in the month, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution previously reported.
Another earthquake, of 3.2 magnitude, hit Augusta in June.
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