Earthquakes are not uncommon in the region. The Eastern Tennessee seismic zone is one of the most active in the Southeast and extends across parts of Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. Two tremors ...

Due to the recent uptick in observed seismic activity, some Kentuckians wonder if more could be coming soon. Recently, United States Geological Survey (USGS) data showed a 2.8 magnitude earthquake hit ...

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 ...

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.

Experts note that earthquakes in the eastern United States, including those within the Eastern Tennessee Seismic Zone, are often felt across a much larger area than quakes of the same size in the ...

The southeastern U.S. carries a significant earthquake risk, particularly around the New Madrid Seismic Zone to the west and in the East Tennessee Seismic Zone, which is where Saturday's ...

THIS MAP SHOWS ALL THE AREAS PEOPLE REPORTED ... according to USGS Operational Aftershock Forecasts.The eastern Tennessee seismic zone extends across Tennessee and northwestern Georgia into ...