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Just before 7:00 this morning, the USGS reported a small earthquake, 2.1 magnitude, that happened about 5 miles west of ...
Another 2.3 earthquake shook East Tennessee on July 27, according to the United States Geological Survey. The minor earthquake had an epicenter just east of Knoxville in Mascot, Tennessee.
The minor earthquake comes exactly a week after a 3.0 magnitude earthquake rumbled about 60 miles away in Arkansas.
Tennessee’s middle region has only experienced a handful of 2.5 magnitude or higher earthquakes between 1924 and 2024, including Murfreesboro in 1997 and Franklin in 2001, according to the USGS ...
Note: Additional information about earthquakes has been added to this story. Nashville is about 175 miles from a 4.1 magnitude earthquake that occurred in East Tennessee near Greenback on May 10.
Therefore, earthquake activity is common in both east and west Tennessee, but middle Tennessee isn’t immune. “There are some cracks underground in this part of the state,” Abolins said.
ATLANTA (AP) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake in Tennessee woke up families and rattled homes as far away as Atlanta as it spread tremors across portions of the southern U.S. on Saturday morning.
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, ...
Tennessee’s middle region has only experienced a handful of 2.5 magnitude or higher earthquakes between 1924 and 2024, including Murfreesboro in 1997 and Franklin in 2001, according to the USGS ...
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 ...
ATLANTA (AP) — A 4.1-magnitude earthquake in Tennessee woke up families and rattled homes as far away as Atlanta as it spread tremors across portions of the southern U.S. on Saturday morning. No ...
An earthquake of 4.1 magnitude has been reported in Tennessee and was felt in Atlanta, Georgia, and western North Carolina. That is according to the U.S. Geological Survey and local ...