Fault Lines in Georgia- Earthquake history

When earthquakes are discussed, Georgia is not the first state to be mentioned. Earthquakes in Georgia are rare, particularly when they are compared to the long history of damaging earthquakes which are associated with California’s active San Andrea fault zone and other fault zones bounding the tectonic plates of the Earth’s crust. Movement of the Earth’s crust along these plate boundaries explains most earthquakes. Georgia, like all the other states east of the Rocky Mountains, does not have active faults, and is not on a tectonic plate boundary. However, damaging earthquakes do occur in the interior of tectonic plates and these intraplate earthquakes can be an important consideration for emergency managers.

For more Government notes on Georgia Earthquake activity see the following link.

http://quake.eas.gatech.edu/EMguide/EMguide.htm 

NOTE: This post’s content is directly from the link above.