The minor earthquake comes exactly a week after a 3.0 magnitude earthquake rumbled about 60 miles away in Arkansas.

In 2024, East Tennessee saw seven earthquakes between June 29 and July 28, according to USGS data. All of the earthquakes were below a 2.5 magnitude and are considered minor.

This marks the fifth small earthquake in western North Carolina so far this year, with all being centered in Transylvania ...

Posted: May 12, 2025 / 06:10 PM EDT Updated: May 12, 2025 / 06:27 PM EDT COLUMBUS, Ga. (WRBL) — Southerners were shocked over the weekend when a magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck Tennessee.

A mild 4.1 magnitude earthquake about 30 miles south of Knoxville, Tennessee, was felt across the southeastern region of the United States Saturday morning from Chattanooga, Tennessee, to Atlanta ...

The largest of those was a magnitude 4.7 earthquake near Knoxville in November 1973. In December 2018, a 4.4 magnitude earthquake struck Decatur, Tennessee.