On Saturday morning, a 4.1 magnitude earthquake occurred near Greenback, Tennessee, approximately 12 miles from the town and about 30 miles south of Knoxville. The quake hit shortly after 9 a.m. EDT and was felt beyond Tennessee, including in Atlanta and western North Carolina, as reported by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and local news outlets. Meteorologists from regional television stations also confirmed feeling the tremors.
In Braselton, Georgia, northeast of Atlanta, Gabriela Reilly and her husband experienced significant shaking while making waffles. She initially thought it was a low-flying aircraft but quickly realized it was an earthquake when her husband identified it as such.
Earthquakes, while not the norm in the southeastern United States, are relatively common in the Eastern Tennessee seismic zone, which spans parts of Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama. This area has a history of seismic activity, including two tremors recorded in December 2018—one registering 4.4 in Decatur, Tennessee, and another with a magnitude of 3.0 near Mascot, both of which were felt in northern Georgia, Kentucky, and North Carolina.
Residents in affected areas reported various experiences and reactions to the tremors, highlighting the occasional but notable seismic events that can occur within this region. While earthquakes are infrequent in this part of the country, they do serve as a reminder of the geological activity present in the Eastern Tennessee region.
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