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THIS MAP SHOWS ALL THE AREAS ... North Carolina and Georgia. The earthquake happened around 9:05 a.m. Saturday. Officials with the USGS say the epicenter was about 21 kilometers southeast of ...

The quake hit around 9 a.m. local time, about 13 miles from Greenback, Tennessee, which is about 30 miles south of Knoxville, ...

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake in Tennessee shook parts of the Southeast early Saturday morning. The quake struck south of Greenback, Tennessee, about 30 miles south of Knoxville, just after 9 a.m ...