Dec 16, 1811 New Madrid Fault  (Mw 7.8-8.1) Just after 2:00am on the night of Dec. 16, 1811 an earthquake rolled through the Cherokee Nation and the state of Georgia. Although the epicenter of the quake was in southeast Missouri, the nation's largest ever earthquake shook the entire state, ranging from 300 to 600 miles from the fault. People as far away as Quebec, Canada felt the shock wave that was so powerful that the mighty Mississippi River flowed backwards for three days.  This was a intraplate earthquake so the coverage area was much larger than a tectonic plate boundary. 

 Jan 23- Feb 7, 1812 New Madrid Fault  Further quakes were felt in Georgia 

 Jun 17, 1872 Milledgeville, GA  (Mw 5) Earthquake hits area.

 Nov 1, 1875 SC/GA State Line. Earthquake felt in Atlanta and Macon

Aug 31, 1886 Charlestown, S.C. (Mw 7.3)  Earthquake shakes northern and eastern sections of Georgia. The quake laid waste to Charlestown and killed 60 citizens.  This was a intraplate earthquake.  Details Oct 18, 1902 Dalton, GA Earthquake just west of Dalton. Jan 23, 1903 Savannah, GA A modified mercalli scare 6 earthquake hits with the center at Tybee Roads. Jun 20, 1912 Savannah, GA A modified mercalli scale 5 hits Mar 5, 1916 A earthquake strikes 30 miles southeast of Atlanta.

Charlestown, S. C after the 1886 earthquake

  Mar 12, 1964 Haddock, GA Earthquake strikes (between Macon and Milledgeville.

  Apr 29, 2003 Menio, GA A moderate earthquake rated 4.9 on the Richter Scale with the epicenter 39 miles south of Chattanooga.

  Jul 19, 2007 Augusta, GA A earthquake rated 2.7 on the Richter Scale occurred 20 miles WNW