The East Tennessee Seismic Zone is an active one, even if it isn't known to produce quakes strong enough to be catastrophic. The most recent one centered near Greenback fits that pattern ...

East Tennessee Seismic Zone subject to quakes An earthquake occurs when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another. The surface where they slip is called the fault or the fault plane.

He said that he’s not surprised it happened because that part of the state is an active seismic zone called the East Tennessee Seismic Zone. “Earthquakes there are happening there all the time ...

EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHERN GEORGIA ARE IN THE EAST TENNESSEE SEISMIC ZONE, WHILE CENTRAL KENTUCKY ISN’T NECESSARILY IN A SEISMIC ZONE. AS FOR WHAT THIS MEANS, GOING FORWARD, ZAHRA SAYS ...