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Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
4.1 magnitude earthquake reported in Tennessee, felt in Ohio
A 4.1 magnitude earthquake was reported in eastern Tennessee just after 9 a.m. [DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] The United States Geological Survey (USGS) confirmed the earthquake happened in Greenback, Tennessee. TRENDING STORIES: Medical helicopter called to crash in Clark County Search for Erica Baker continues 26 years after disappearance Community comes together to celebrate birthday of local child battling Leukemia Greenback is approximately 332 miles away from Dayton, Ohio. USGS maps show that some people in Ohio felt this earthquake. Ohioans in the following areas reported feeling the earthquake: Cincinnati, Hamilton County Ashville, Pickaway County Nelsonville, Athens County New Lexington, Perry County Columbus, Franklin County Powell, Delaware County New Richmond, Clermont County Ripley, Brown County Portsmouth, Scioto County News Center 7 will continue to follow this story. [SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
Yahoo
10-05-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
4.1-magnitude earthquake shakes eastern Tennessee
May 10 (UPI) -- A 4.1-magnitude earthquake shook eastern Tennessee near Knoxville on Saturday morning and was felt as far away as Asheville, N.C., and Atlanta, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The quake occurred at 9:04 a.m. EDT and was centered 13 miles from Greenback, which is 30 miles southwest of Knoxville, USGS reported. The earthquake, originally reported at a 3.5 magnitude, was about 15 miles below ground, which the agency called shallow, but was felt 208 miles away in Asheville and 213 miles away in Atlanta. According to WVLT-TV, the Tennessee Department of Transportation will be inspecting bridges throughout the next few weeks as a precaution, although Knoxville police and fire departments did not receive any reports of damage, officials told the television station and the Knoxville News Sentinel. The Knoxville television station did, however, publish Ring camera video showing shaking indoors and two frightened dogs. Knoxville is in the East Tennessee Seismic Zone, which is one of the most active earthquake areas in the Southeast United States. In the past 30 days, Tennessee has recorded 21 earthquakes of lesser magnitudes and last year had three of magnitude 3.0 or stronger, the Knoxville News Sentinel reported. Since 1900, there have been just seven earthquakes of magnitude 4.0 or stronger to hit Tennessee, with Saturday's rumbler the first since a 4.4 magnitude quake in Decatur in 2018. The East Tennessee Seismic zone includes part of Tennessee, northwestern Georgia and northeastern Alabama, although no major earthquakes have occurred there. Earthquake magnitudes are calculated using data from seismograms, which record ground motion. Whole numbers represent a tenfold increase in intensity. So an earthquake measured as 6.0 magnitude is 100 times as strong as and earthquake that is 4.0.
New York Times
10-05-2025
- Climate
- New York Times
Earthquake Rocks Parts of Tennessee and Georgia
Residents in Tennessee and Georgia were jolted on Saturday morning by an earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 4.1, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake had its epicenter just outside of Greenback, Tenn., a town of about 1,000 people, but it was felt as far away as Atlanta. The last time a strong earthquake was felt in the region was 2018, when a 4.4 magnitude tremor rattled houses but caused little damage. As seismologists review available data, they may revise the reported magnitude of Saturday's earthquake. The area, known as the Eastern Tennessee Seismic Zone, extends across Tennessee into northwestern Georgia and northeastern Alabama. Minor earthquakes occur annually, but the zone is not known to have major tremors. This is a developing story.
