Earthquakes in East Tennessee often occur so far underground (as far as 20 miles deep in recent cases) that it's extremely difficult to study the fault system and determine patterns. Some of the ...

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.

Shaking from a 4.1-magnitude earthquake that hit east Tennessee the morning of May 10 was felt in parts of several states across the Southeast, federal data shows. The quake struck near Greenback ...

The fault system crosses the Mississippi River in at least three places and five state lines — Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee and Arkansas.

It is possible the Southeast will feel an earthquake aftershock in the coming days, according to a U.S. Geological Survey report. A 4.1-magnitude earthquake that originated near Knoxville the ...