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Small earthquake this morning in Putnam County

Two earthquakes felt in last week in Georgia

PUTNAM COUNTY, Ga. — A small, magnitude 2.1 earthquake was felt this morning near Lake Sinclair in Putnam County, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The quake, which occurred at 7:20 a.m.. was located about seven and a half miles southeast of Eatonton, with a depth of one mile.

According to the USGS, 17 people from Eatonton, Putnam, and Milledgeville reported feeling the quake.

Just a week ago there was an earthquake reported in far northwest Georgia.

RELATED: Did you feel it? Magnitude 2.4 quake reported near Dalton, Georgia

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